Mar
26
2008
Gaps Seen By Education Level In U.S. Life Expectancy
Author: Byron UdellThis is very interesting. According to a study by Harvard University researchers, people are living longer. However, people that do not have an education higher than high school do not share this trend.
The education gap in expected lifespan dramatically widened in the 1980s and 1990s, in part because of smoking. From 1990 to 2000, life expectancy for people 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.
