Effects of smoking and being overweight on current earnings.
Am J Prev Med
; 5(1): 8-14, 1989.
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ABSTRACT
Medical researchers have demonstrated the potent influences of smoking and being overweight on the deterioration of health. Economists have documented the sizable impact of poor health on earnings. We looked for statistical associations between smoking and being overweight on the one hand and current earnings on the other using a national probability sample of American workers employed 20 or more hours a week. Using multiple regressions that included a variety of control variables, for both male and female workers no strong statistical associations could be found. These results should not be interpreted as suggesting that smoking and being overweight do not have profound influences on lifetime earnings through their effects on health. The results suggest only that among workers currently employed 20 hours or more a week, no residual short-run direct association exists between smoking or being overweight and current annual earnings.
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Fumar
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Obesidad
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Am J Prev Med
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1989
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