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Author: Kim, Young-Taek
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Kim, Young-Taek |
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Socioeconomic Difference in Obesity and Weight Change during the Early Adult Years Ph.D. Dissertation, Utah State University, 2004. DAI-A 65/08, p. 3168, February 2005 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Life Course; Obesity Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in American society. However, not enough attention has been given to weight change by temporal and dynamic detailed social characteristics, controlled for unobserved heterogeneities nested in county and state. Using the National Longitudinal Survey Youth (NLSY79), this study examined weight change and its development into unhealthy conditions like being overweight or obese, in relation to change in social characteristics including life course events. This study also examined the social characteristics of remaining at a normal weight through all time intervals over a 19-year period. Using hierarchical linear multilevel analysis, this study found that changes in social characteristics over time could be linked to weight status for both males and females. Young males with normal weight are more vulnerable to changes in life events than females. This study's identification of risky life events among young adults could lead to prevention strategies for the obesity epidemic. |
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Kim, Young-Taek. A Longitudinal Analysis of Socioeconomic Difference in Obesity and Weight Change during the Early Adult Years. Ph.D. Dissertation, Utah State University, 2004. DAI-A 65/08, p. 3168, February 2005. |
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Wilson, Beth A. Berry, Eddy Helen Toney, Michael B. Kim, Young-Taek Cromartie, John B. |
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A Panel Based Analysis of the Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Other Individual Level Characteristics at Leaving on Returning Population Research and Policy Review 28,4 (August 2009): 405-428. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/8r38phn7g765jj0q/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Keyword(s): Education; Employment; Ethnic Groups; Ethnic Studies; Gender Differences; Migration; Migration Patterns Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Individual level differentials between migrants and nonmigrants are examined to ascertain the likelihood of return migration to a prior residence based on characteristics at the time of departure from place of origin. Analysis focuses on comparisons of Hispanics, blacks and whites, examining the odds of return migration by education, employment status, marital status, home ownership, length of residence, gender, age, and migration interval. The 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) is utilized to identify 13,798 preliminary migrations that may be followed by at least one return migration. Findings indicate a sharp decline in propensity to return migrate as length of absence from origin increases. Regardless of length of time since the preliminary migration, both blacks and Hispanics are more likely to return migrate than are whites. Individuals who resided at place of origin for longer periods before leaving had strikingly higher odds for return migration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Wilson, Beth A., Eddy Helen Berry, Michael B. Toney, Young-Taek Kim and John B. Cromartie. "A Panel Based Analysis of the Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Other Individual Level Characteristics at Leaving on Returning." Population Research and Policy Review 28,4 (August 2009): 405-428.
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