Physical activity guidelines for Americans and their employment decisions

The Physical Activity Guidelines recommend Americans improve their health through sufficient aerobic exercise. Given the required energy and time commitment of the Guidelines, we consider its unintended consequence to market work in the US. Using 2011 Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRF...

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Published in:Applied economics letters 2021-07, Vol.28 (12), p.985-989
Main Authors: Tracey, Marlon Ricardo, Holmes, Chanita C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerobic exercise
bivariate probit
Economic analysis
Economic theory
Economics
Emotions
Employment
Exercise
noncognitive skills
Physical activity
Risk behavior
Surveillance systems
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Summary:The Physical Activity Guidelines recommend Americans improve their health through sufficient aerobic exercise. Given the required energy and time commitment of the Guidelines, we consider its unintended consequence to market work in the US. Using 2011 Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, we find adhering to the Guidelines actually raises the chance of employment by roughly 10 percentage points, not primarily because of health but likely greater socio-emotional skills.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504851.2020.1791310