A procedure to correct proxy-reported weight in the National Health Interview Survey, 1976–2002

Table 1 Unstandardized coefficients in OLS regression models of weight (pounds) on reporting status and sociodemographic characteristics, NHIS 1976–1996

	Non-Black Males		Non-Black Females		Black Males		Black Females
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6	Model 7	Model 8
Intercept	177.02**	159.81 **	142.26 **	136.49**	178.94**	161.01**	159.13 **	147.32**
Reporting Status
Self-report	Referent	Referent	Referent	Referent	Referent	Referent	Referent	Referent
Partial self-report	1.16**	-0.84 **	-3.28 **	-3.83 **	-0.95 **	-1.82 **	-6.52 **	-5.13**
Proxy-report	0.37**	-1.27 **	-6.23 **	-5.31 **	-3.31 **	-3.43 **	-10.22 **	-7.15**
Age
18–29		Referent		Referent		Referent		Referent
30–39		7.37 **		6.31**		6.84**		11.18**
40–49		10.88 **		10.86**		9.95**		18.59**
50–59		10.28 **		13.11**		10.52**		21.82**
60–69		6.99 **		11.38**		6.74**		16.79**
70 and older		-3.02 **		1.92**		-2.37**		3.11**
Period
1976–1984		Referent		Referent		Referent		Referent
1985–1988		3.03 **		2.99**		2.78**		3.97**
1989–1992		5.01 **		5.15**		7.14**		7.46**
1993–1996		7.52 **		8.46**		11.04**		11.62**
Marital Status
Not married		Referent		Referent		Referent		Referent
Married		6.66 **		0.10		7.52**		0.54*
Missing		4.81 **		-1.08*		2.87*		-2.06
Working Status
Not working		Referent		Referent		Referent		Referent
Working		2.34 **		-0.55**		3.76**		-1.41**
Missing		0.93		-0.57		1.55*		0.74
Educational Status
Less than high school		Referent		Referent		Referent		Referent
High school		4.44 **		-3.44**		2.03**		-4.35**
Some college		5.37 **		-5.34**		5.13**		-6.22**
College or more		2.27 **		-8.84**		4.82**		-10.88**
Missing		-2.64 **		-3.49**		-1.11*		-5.71**

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