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Table 2 Significance test results for first-order stochastic dominance

From: Measuring and tracking obesity inequality in the United States: evidence from NHANES, 1971-2014

 

(1971-1974)-(1976-1980)

(1976-1980)-(1988-1991)

(1988-1991)-(1991-1994)

(1991-1994)-(1999-2002)

(1999-2002)-(2003-2006)

(2003-2006)-(2007-2010)

(2007-2010)-(2011-2014)

1

1.23

1.63*

0.90

1.30*

0.27

0.45

0.19

2

2.77***

1.79**

0.39

2.56***

0.38

0.03

−0.73

3

1.84**

4.45***

−0.51

3.86***

0.96

0.05

−1.71**

4

1.50*

4.08***

0.11

4.48***

0.77

0.20

−1.90**

5

0.89

5.50***

1.63*

5.75***

2.35***

0.25

−1.19

6

0.17

5.09***

2.35***

4.83***

1.85**

0.79

−0.74

7

0.07

4.63***

3.75***

6.47***

1.57*

1.19

−1.10

8

−0.50

4.60***

3.97***

6.92***

1.57*

1.20

−0.94

9

−1.16

6.55***

3.45***

7.54***

1.83**

1.48*

−0.94

10

−0.95

6.71***

3.01***

7.91***

1.90**

1.48*

−0.91

11

0.27

6.62***

2.39***

6.27***

2.12**

0.91

−1.12

12

0.73

6.80***

2.98***

4.76***

2.49***

0.90

−1.49*

13

0.25

5.45***

2.38***

5.26***

1.95**

1.03

−1.34*

14

0.23

5.61***

2.42***

5.23***

1.48*

1.14

−1.34*

15

0.73

5.35***

2.90***

5.07***

1.40*

1.12

−1.60*

16

0.81

4.56***

3.25***

4.43***

1.27

1.35*

−1.07

17

1.05

4.61***

3.06***

3.84***

1.27

1.56*

−0.96

18

0.46

4.99***

2.97***

4.12***

1.30*

1.70**

−1.17

19

0.42

4.47***

2.55***

3.69***

1.11

0.97

−1.43*

20

−0.13

4.05***

2.21**

3.31***

0.67

1.18

−2.04**

21

−0.49

3.80***

2.16**

3.40***

0.96

1.01

−1.77**

22

−0.48

3.93***

1.60*

3.71***

0.83

0.90

−1.90**

23

−0.90

4.51***

0.71

3.26***

1.11

0.72

−2.20**

24

−0.78

4.08***

0.74

2.63***

1.00

0.51

−2.24**

25

−0.88

3.50***

1.06

2.87***

0.72

0.16

−2.31**

26

−1.15

3.66***

0.84

2.63***

0.46

0.49

−2.09**

27

−1.00

2.72***

0.95

2.21**

0.24

0.27

−2.79***

28

−0.10

1.82**

0.97

1.38*

1.31*

−0.25

−2.20**

29

−0.91

2.50***

0.82

0.67

2.02**

−0.60

−2.77***

30

−0.89

2.91***

0.13

0.84

2.05**

−0.40

−2.29**

  1. Note: *, **, and *** indicate t-test for difference at test point is statistically significant at 10, 5 and 1% level, respectively