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    Job Strenuousness and Obesity: The Case of a Developing Country

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    Authors
    Sohn, Kitae
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sohn, K. 2014. Job Strenuousness and Obesity: The Case of a Developing Country. Journal of Development Studies. 50 (9): pp. 1289-1301.
    Source Title
    Journal of Development Studies
    DOI
    10.1080/00220388.2014.925543
    ISSN
    0022-0388
    School
    Department of Economics & Property
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51766
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    Abstract

    © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.This paper analyses the Indonesian Family Life Survey to show that job strenuousness is negatively related to obesity, which is largely consistent with the literature. However, this paper does not interpret the relationship as causal. Instead, efforts are made to demonstrate that the relationship is attributable to sample selection: workers with low socioeconomic status are lightweight and selected for strenuous jobs. This paper warns against reflexive applications of the conclusions derived from the developed world to the developing world. Our results imply that sedentariness at work probably plays a small role in the prevalence of obesity in the region.

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