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Book/Printed Material Effects of weight on adolescent educational attainment

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Title

  • Effects of weight on adolescent educational attainment

Summary

  • "In this paper, we investigate the association between weight and adolescent's educational attainment, as measured by highest grade attended, highest grade completed, and drop out status. Data for the study came from the 1997 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), which contains a large, national sample of teens between the ages of 14 and 18. We obtained estimates of the association between weight and educational attainment using several regression model specifications that controlled for a variety of observed characteristics. Our results suggest that, in general, teens that are overweight or obese have levels of attainment that are about the same as teens with average weight"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Kaestner, Robert
  • Grossman, Michael
  • Yarnoff, Benjamin
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2009.

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 6/16/2009.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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  • 2009656021

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Kaestner, Robert, Michael Grossman, Benjamin Yarnoff, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Effects of Weight on Adolescent Educational Attainment. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009656021/.

APA citation style:

Kaestner, R., Grossman, M., Yarnoff, B. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2009) Effects of Weight on Adolescent Educational Attainment. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009656021/.

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Kaestner, Robert, et al. Effects of Weight on Adolescent Educational Attainment. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2009656021/>.