The Association of Pension Income with the Incidence of Type I Obesity among Retired Israelis
Table 3
Descriptive statistics of 2015-2016 panel: pooled sample above 62 years.
Variables
Description
Obs.
Mean
(SD)
Weight2016
Weight in kg with light clothing and no shoes measured in the 2016 wave
1,305
75
(14.5)
Height2016
Height in centimeters without shoes measured in the 2016 wave
1,305
166
(9.0)
BMI2016
1,305
27
(4.7)
Weight2015
Weight in kg with light clothing and no shoes measured in the 2015 wave
1,305
75
(14.3)
Height2015
Height in meters without shoes measured in the 2015 wave
1,305
166
(9.0)
BMI2015
1,305
27
(4.6)
BMI_PER
1,305
0.28%
(8.6%)
BMI25_2015
1 = BMI ≥ 25; 0 = BMI < 25
1,305
66%
(48.0%)
BMI30_2015
1 = BMI ≥ 30; 0 = BMI < 30
1,305
23%
(42.0%)
BMI35_2015
1 = BMI ≥ 35; 0 = BMI < 35
1,305
6%
(25.0%)
Age2015
Age in years
1,305
71
(5.9)
Females2015
1 = females; 0 = males
1,305
52%
(50.0%)
GET_PENSION2016
1 = get pension; 0 = otherwise
1,305
36%
(48.0%)
INCPENS2016 > 0
Household’s annual gross monetary income from pensions in NIS for the household
464
84,933
(95,758.0)
Note. The sample includes 841 (1,305) individuals for whom both BMI2016 and BMI2015 are available, and with age restriction above 67 years old (above 62 years old), participating in the 2015-2016 longitudinal survey carried out by the Israeli CBS. The lower age bound is based on the retirement age from the workforce, which is 67 years old for males and 62 years for females. NIS is the local Israeli currency, where 1 NIS roughly equals $0.25. Standard deviations are given in parentheses.
