Open AccessJob Absenteeism Costs of Obesity in the United States
Author(s) -
John Cawley,
Adam Biener,
Chad D. Meyerhoefer,
Yuchen Ding,
Tracy Zvenyach,
B. Gabriel Smolarz,
Abhilasha Ramasamy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-5948
pISSN - 1076-2752
DOI - 10.1097/jom.0000000000002198
Subject(s) - absenteeism , medical expenditure panel survey , productivity , obesity , psychological intervention , medicine , sick leave , environmental health , demography , gerontology , demographic economics , physical therapy , health care , psychology , economics , economic growth , psychiatry , social psychology , sociology , health insurance
To estimate the causal effect of obesity on job absenteeism and the associated lost productivity in the United States, both nationwide and by state.