Obesity and Marital Status
A study reported in the medical journal Obesity in 2009 analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Obesity was defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.
The research subjects were followed from adolescence to adulthood, and all the people in the sample were categorized in terms of whether they were obese and whether they were dating, cohabiting, or married.
Test the hypothesis that relationship status and obesity are associated, using a significance level of 0.05.
Can we conclude from these data that living with someone is making some people obese and that marrying is making people even more obese?
Can we conclude that obesity affects relationship status? Explain.
