Although longevity has increased in the United States as a whole since 1990, the gap in life expectancy between Americans with the least and the most education is widening, according to research by scholars in the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society. Two Americas, a report published in Health Affairs, finds that black men with fewer than 12 years of education can expect to live 14.2 fewer years than white men with 16 years of education. Similarly, white women with 16 years of schooling can expect 10.3 more years of life than black women with fewer than 12 years of school. The report stresses the importance of lifelong learning and an improved education system to avoid an increasingly polarized America, where only those with the most education experience longer life spans.
No comments:
Post a Comment
The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. All comments will be moderated and reviewed by OMHHE staff. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. All comments should be relevant to the topic and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. By submitting your comment, you hereby give the OMHHE the right to reproduce or republish comments.
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.