# How do women in poverty become obese?

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**Created:** [July 12, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-in-poverty-become-obese/791123 "2017-07-12T20:14:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-in-poverty-become-obese/791123/74 "2017-07-13T16:02:57Z")

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Data on multiple jobholders from BLS: [https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat36.htm](https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat36.htm)

About 7.5MM in 2016, 5% of jobholders.

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