among widowed respondents (+.40, p < 0.02) compared with married individuals, weight was underestimated among college educated individuals (-0.51, p < 0.01) compared with individuals with less than a high school education, while pregnant women underestimated their weight, on average, more than 5 kg (-5.43, p < 0.01). The net effect of race/ethnicity, marital status, education, household income and pregnancy status on over- or underestimating the BMI remained small: only college-educated individuals and pregnant women had self-reported BMI values that were significant underestimates (-.13, p < 0.01 and -2.07, p < 0.01 respectively) of their measured BMIs.
