Education and Life Expectancy
04/07/08 13:56
From
1990 to 2000, life expectancy for people in the U.S.
with at least some college education rose 1.6 years,
while remaining static for less-educated people. In
2000, those in the less-educated group could be
expected at age 25 to live to about age 75, while
those in the more-educated group could be expected to
reach 82. Cigarette smoking may be the cause since
more educated people are less likely to
smoke.
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