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Demographic, residential, and socioeconomic effects on the distribution of 19th century African-American Body Mass Index values
Little research exists on the body mass index values of late 19th and early 20th century African-Americans. Using a new BMI data set and robust statistics, this paper demonstrates that late 19th and early 20th century black BMI variation by age increased in their mid-30s but declined at older ages when worker physical productivity declined. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, black BMIs decreased across the distribution, indicating that the 20th century increase in black BMIs did not have its origin in the 19th century. During industrialization, black BMIs were lower in Kentucky, Missouri, and urban Philadelphia.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 3338
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Health, Education, and Welfare: General
Health: General
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Economic History: General
- Subject
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nineteenth century U.S. economic development
body mass index
19th century race relations
Lebensstandard
Farbige Bevölkerung
Weiße
Klima
Soziale Ungleichheit
Körpergewicht
USA
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Carson, Scott Alan
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (where)
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Munich
- (when)
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2011
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Carson, Scott Alan
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Time of origin
- 2011
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