Exercise, physical activity, and exertion over the business cycle

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-20

  Colman, Gregory ^a   Dave, Dhaval ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Exercise; Health; Physical activity; Recession; Time use; Unemployment; USA

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; INCOME; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME ALLOCATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INDUSTRY; MALE; MINING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SLEEP; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKING TIME;

EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECESSION; TIME USE; UNEMPLOYMENT; USA;

ADULT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXERTION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880977258     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.032     Document Type: Article

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