The Association of Pension Income with the Incidence of Type I Obesity among Retired Israelis

Table 7

Descriptive statistics of 2015-2016 panel for women after retirement.

Variables	Description	Obs.	Mean	(SD)
Weight	Weight in kg with light clothing without shoes	921	69	(12.7)
Height	Height in centimeters without shoes	921	160	(6.3)
BMI		921	27	(4.9)
BMI25	1 = BMI ≥ 25; 0 = BMI < 25	921	65%	(47.6%)
BMI30	1 = BMI ≥ 30; 0 = BMI < 30	921	23%	(42.1%)
BMI35	1 = BMI ≥ 35; 0 = BMI < 35	921	8%	(27.0%)
GET_PENSION	1 = get pension; 0 = otherwise	921	40%	(49.0%)
INCPENS > 0	Household’s annual gross monetary income from a pension in NIS for women who are either the respondent or spouse in the household	369	74,476	(76,904.0)
Owner	1 = own an apartment; 0 = otherwise	921	75%	(43.1%)
Books	1 = At least one book at the home library; 0 = no books at the home library	921	97%	(16.6%)
Car	1 = own a car; 0 = otherwise	921	46%	(49.9%)
Age	Age in years	921	75	(4.4)
Academic	1 = Formal academic education with BA, MA or Ph.D. diploma; 0 = otherwise	921	30%	(45.8%)
HHSIZE	Number of persons in household	921	2	(1.2)
Single	1 = single; 0 = otherwise	921	4%	(19.4%)
Married	1 = married; 0 = otherwise	921	48%	(50.0%)
Divorced	1 = divorced; 0 = otherwise	921	10%	(30.3%)
Widow	1 = widow; 0 = otherwise	921	38%	(48.6%)
Immigrant	1 = immigrant; 0 = otherwise	921	71%	(45.2%)
IMM_EUROPE_AMERICA	1 = immigrant from European or American countries; 0 = otherwise	921	48%	(50.0%)
IMM_ASIA_AFRICA	1 = immigrant from Asian or African countries; 0 = otherwise	921	23%	(42.5%)
IMM_EUROPE_AMERICA_PER	1 = immigrant from European or American countries only for the group of immigrants; 0 = otherwise	657	67%	(47.1%)
OVERALL_HEALTH	1 = Self-reporting of good overall health conditions; 0 = otherwise	921	48%	(50.0%)