From: Immigration, obesity and labor market outcomes in the UK
Women | Men | ||||
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Variable | Immigrants | UK Natives | Immigrants | UK Natives | Total |
Weight indicators | |||||
BMI | 25.68 | 26.36 | 26.58 | 26.35 | 26.35 |
Underweight | 2.87% | 1.96% | 0.57% | 0.73% | 1.39% |
Recommended weight | 45.50% | 43.13% | 36.40% | 40.33% | 41.78% |
Overweight | 36.07% | 33.61% | 45.27% | 41.77% | 37.62% |
Obese | 15.57% | 21.30% | 17.77% | 17.17% | 19.21% |
Labor market indicators | |||||
Monthly Wages (£) | 1,346.85 (1,112.95) | 1,193.49 (1,293.23) | 2,173.66 (1,716.33) | 1,891.34 (1,430.14) | 1,568.37 (1,414.17) |
Working (full or part time) | 52.87% | 54.13% | 67.91% | 67.82% | 60.64% |
Health limits work | 34.84% | 28.98% | 22.64% | 20.96% | 25.31% |
Managerial/Professional | 50.19% | 37.26% | 56.54% | 38.61% | 38.58% |
Skilled/Military | 33.20% | 42.78% | 30.38% | 43.82% | 42.90% |
Unskilled | 16.60% | 19.95% | 13.08% | 17.58% | 18.53% |
Demographic variables | |||||
Age | 50.11 | 47.73 | 49.61 | 45.93 | 46.99 |
Number of children | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.49 |
Married | 53.69% | 50.79% | 67.34% | 55.31% | 53.21% |
College/professional degree | 51.23% | 36.94% | 53.58% | 42.94% | 40.31% |
High school/vocational degree | 21.11% | 37.17% | 22.06% | 36.18% | 36.10% |
No education/still in school | 25.62% | 24.17% | 22.92% | 18.38% | 21.51% |
Smoker | 17.83% | 25.14% | 31.23% | 25.33% | 25.16% |
Drinker | 0.20% | 0.42% | 1.15% | 0.76% | 0.58% |
Duration in the UK | 31.57 | n/a | 33.99 | n/a | n/a |
Former British Colonies/Europe | 64.34% | n/a | 55.59% | n/a | n/a |
East/Asia | 10.25% | n/a | 12.61% | n/a | n/a |
From India/Pakistan | 11.88% | n/a | 12.32% | n/a | n/a |
From Africa/S.America | 13.52% | n/a | 19.48% | n/a | n/a |
White | 77.46% | 98.80% | 76.22% | 98.27% | 97.69% |
Black | 4.50% | 0.42% | 4.30% | 0.55% | 0.64% |
Asian | 17.62% | 0.49% | 18.05% | 0.74% | 1.30% |
Other race | 7.58% | 0.29% | 7.16% | 0.48% | 0.66% |
N (person-waves) | 488 | 10,526 | 349 | 9720 | 21,083 |