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APPENDIX<br />
Table 1: Descriptive Statistics of Main Variables, PSID 1999−2007.<br />
A. Full Sample Wife’s<br />
Age<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong>’s<br />
Age<br />
Wife’s<br />
BMI<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong>’s<br />
BMI<br />
Wife’s<br />
Education<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong>’s<br />
Education<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong>’s<br />
Log Wage<br />
Weighted Mean 37.65 39.78 22.91 25.72 14.13 14.15 3.03<br />
SD 8.20 8.81 2.78 2.39 2.02 2.09 0.63<br />
Min 20 19 18.51 18.55 9 9 1.20<br />
Max 50 69 29.95 29.99 17 17 4.99<br />
Observations 4,251 4,251 4,251 4,251 4,251 4,136 4,251<br />
B. Duration of Wife’s Husb<strong>and</strong>’s Wife’s Husb<strong>and</strong>’s Wife’s Husb<strong>and</strong>’s Husb<strong>and</strong>’s<br />
marriage ≤ 3 Age Age BMI BMI Education Education Log Wage<br />
Weighted Mean 29.60 31.46 22.68 25.51 14.34 14.12 2.79<br />
SD 6.71 7.50 2.61 2.50 2.00 2.05 0.58<br />
Min 20 19 18.56 18.56 9 9 1.20<br />
Max 50 69 29.95 29.99 17 17 4.99<br />
Observations 881 881 881 881 881 852 881<br />
Note: We consider individuals who are in the normal-overweight range, BMI [18.5, 30). Wife’s age is in<br />
the range [20, 50] <strong>and</strong> education is at least 9 years <strong>and</strong> is top-coded by the PSID at years 17.<br />
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