Changes in Immigrants' Body Mass Index with Their Duration of Residence in Germany

25 Pages Posted: 27 Aug 2008

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Monika Sander

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Date Written: August 1, 2008

Abstract

This paper investigates how immigrants' Body Mass Index (BMI) changes with increasing years since migration in Germany. The data are drawn from three waves (2002, 2004, and 2006) of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). The results indicate a clear increase of the BMI with additional years in Germany for men and women.

Keywords: Body Mass Index, immigrants, SOEP

JEL Classification: C23, I12

Suggested Citation

Sander, Monika, Changes in Immigrants' Body Mass Index with Their Duration of Residence in Germany (August 1, 2008). SOEP Paper No. 122, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1259684 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1259684

Monika Sander (Contact Author)

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