The Impact of Socioeconomic and Spatial Differences on Obesity in West Virginia

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dc.creatorAmarasinghe, Anura
dc.creatorD'Souza, Gerard E.
dc.creatorBrown, Cheryl
dc.creatorBorisova, Tatiana
dc.date2017-04-01T17:46:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T03:34:23Z
dc.descriptionObesity constitutes an important public policy issue since it causes external costs to society through increased healthcare costs borne by taxpayers. This study employed random and fixed effects estimations and spatial autoregressive approaches under a panel data structure to unravel possible socioeconomic and built environment factors contributing to obesity. Though there is no statistical evidence for time invariant fixed effects, empirical evidence shows that obesity is a spatially non-random event. Educational attainment that raises both human and social capital as well as changes in the built environment could play a vital role in controlling obesity.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.21159
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/21159/files/sp06am03.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/21159
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/535488
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/21159
dc.titleThe Impact of Socioeconomic and Spatial Differences on Obesity in West Virginia
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