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Table 3 Shapley decomposition of increase in obesity prevalence

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

Year

∆ in obesity prevalence

Growth component (A)

Redistribution component (B)

A/(A + B) (%)

B/(A + B) (%)

(1971-1975) - (1976-1980)

0.122

0.020

0.101

(16.68)

(83.32)

(1976-1980) - (1988-1991)

6.434

4.724

1.710

(73.42)

(26.58)

(1988-1991) - (1991-1994)

3.364

3.054

0.310

(90.78)

(9.22)

(1991-1994) - (1999-2002)

6.536

5.933

0.603

(90.77)

(9.23)

(1999-2002) - (2003-2006)

3.205

2.350

0.856

(73.30)

(26.69)

(2003-2006) - (2007-2010)

1.491

1.455

0.036

(97.55)

(2.44)

(2007-2010) - (2011-2014)

1.796

1.835

−0.040

(102.23)

(-2.23)