Adult obesity and participation in the labor market: An analysis for brazilian regions

Authors

  • Jose Carlisson do Nascimento Santos Professor de economia do Instituto Federal do Ceará
  • Fernanda Esperidião Professora de economia da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
  • Fábio Rodrigues de Moura Professor de economia da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
  • Kenya Valéria Micaela de Souza Noronha Professora de economia Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54766/rberu.v17i3.939

Keywords:

Obesity, discrimination, probability, probability of employment

Abstract

Obesity is a public health problem affecting millions of people worldwide. In Brazil, this condition has been rapidly increasing. This study aims to assess to what extent obesity impacts individuals' participation in the workforce in different regions of Brazil. Secondary data from the Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey of the Brazilian Unified Health System (VIGITEL DATASUS) from 2006 to 2018 were used to construct a pooled logit econometric model. The main results indicate that obese individuals have an 18 percentage point lower probability of being employed compared to individuals with a healthy weight. However, this penalty is gender-specific; obesity adversely affects women and favors men. Additionally, despite being less socioeconomically developed, the North and Northeast regions showed less discrimination in this regard.

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Published

2024-06-12

How to Cite

SANTOS, J. C. do N.; ESPERIDIÃO, F. .; MOURA, F. R. de; NORONHA, K. V. M. de S. Adult obesity and participation in the labor market: An analysis for brazilian regions. Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 3, p. 412–435, 2024. DOI: 10.54766/rberu.v17i3.939. Disponível em: https://revistaaber.org.br/rberu/article/view/939. Acesso em: 16 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2023): Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos

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