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BMI Mobility and Obesity Transitions Among Children in Ireland
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Date Issued
2019-09
Date Available
2019-09-26T11:47:26Z
Abstract
This paper examines mobility and changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) for a sample of Irish children across three waves of the longitudinal Growing Up in Ireland dataset. Particular attention is paid to transitions across the key BMI thresholds of overweight and obesity. Analysis is carried out by gender and by maternal education. In general, the degree of mobility appears to be relatively limited although it is greater than for the mothers of the children over the same time period. There is relatively little variation by gender and maternal education apart from some indication of less mobility out of obesity for girls.
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Start Page
1
End Page
47
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP2019/22
Copyright (Published Version)
2019 the Author
Subjects
Classification
I12
I14
I39
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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