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    The fatter are happier in Indonesia

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    Authors
    Sohn, Kitae
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sohn, K. 2017. The fatter are happier in Indonesia. Quality of Life Research. 26 (2): pp. 393-402.
    Source Title
    Quality of Life Research
    DOI
    10.1007/s11136-016-1403-6
    ISSN
    0962-9343
    School
    Department of Economics & Property
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61774
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Purpose: Although obesity and happiness are known to be negatively related in the developed world, little attention has been paid to this relationship in the developing world. We thus investigated the relationship in Indonesia and attempted to explain the underlying rationale. Methods: We considered about 12,000 respondents aged 15+ for each gender obtained from the Indonesian Family Life Survey 2007 by relating a measure of happiness to weight-related measures in ordered probit models. Results: The relationship between obesity and happiness was positive in Indonesia, and this relationship was robust. Our evidence suggests that the contrasting results for the two worlds result from affordability of obesity. That is, while even low socioeconomic status (SES) individuals in the developed world can afford to be obese, only high SES individuals in the developing world can do. Conclusions: Our findings imply that obesity prevention in the developing world requires different measures than those used in the developed world.

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