Cross-National Data on Obesity Perceptions, Beliefs, and Health Indicators

Elisa Macchi, MIT

2023-01-15

This dataset collection compiles a range of data sources related to body weight perceptions, demographic characteristics, and obesity prevalence across countries. It includes individual-level experimental and survey data on how people perceive others based on physical appearance and descriptive information, as well as their associated beliefs and attitudes. Additional files provide demographic details, regional obesity rates for the U.S. and Europe, global GDP per capita data, and country-level health indicators from sources like IPUMS DHS and the World Bank. The datasets are suitable for research on health perception, socioeconomic evaluation, and international comparisons in public health.