More education = longer lifespan
Been a while since I put one of these out…
A National Institute of Health report from July/August 1992 looking at 1979-1985 data (and, I believe, reconfirmed by a recent Harvard study) showed longer life expectancies at all ages and both genders based on educational level. For example, a white male of 25 with 0-4 years of education had a life expectancy of 48.2 years. With 12 years of education it rises to 50.2, and with 17+ years the expectancy reaches 54.5 years. That’s a difference of more than six years. For white females aged 65, the expectancy is 19.7 years for those with the minimal amount of education to 22.1 for those with the maximum amount.
The study also considers income and employment status.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1403677/pdf/pubhealthrep00072-0091.pdf