Did you know that people with higher education tend to live longer than those with least education? The death gap related to education is not necessarily between college grads and non-grads, but primarily between high school dropouts and graduates. Education may truly help us stay on the slow road to death.
In This Episode:
- 02:55 – Recipe of the Week: Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
- 03:49 – Supercentenarian Obituaries: Celebrating Ms. Virginia McLaurin
- 06:36 – How a High School Diploma May Prevent an Early Death
- 19:46 – A Parent Saying Goodbye – A segment from the Jack Reacher novel The Enemy
- 26:35 – Outro
Does Education Level Change Mortality Rates?
As discussed in the podcast, Novosad and colleagues analyzed mortality from 1992 to 2018 among the least-educated 10 percent of Americans (this includes high school dropouts). The startling thing is the rate that some population group mortalities are increasing.
Estimates suggest that promoting education to reduce health disparities could save 8 times more lives than could be saved through medical advances in drugs and devices.
Keep encouraging those around you to stay in school. It’s never too late! Here is a great resource to help: FinishYourDiploma.org
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References:
- Mortality in the United States, 2022: db492-tables.pdf (cdc.gov)
- Principal Causes of Death in the United States, 1923 Source: Public Health Reports (1896-1970), Vol. 39, No. 51 (Dec. 19, 1924), pp. 3210-3211 Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4577400 Accessed: 21-06-2024 18:15 +00:00 4577400.pdf (jstor.org)
- Hard Work and Fizzy Drinks: What It Takes to Live Past 110: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/arts/oldest-people-advice-long-life-supercentenarians.html
- Preventable Premature Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties, United States, 2010–2022 | MMWR (cdc.gov)
- The Case/Deaton study on life expectancy in the US misses the true causes | Vox
- Novosad, Paul, Charlie Rafkin, and Sam Asher. 2022. “Mortality Change among Less Educated Americans.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 14 (4): 1–34. DOI: 10.1257/app.20190297
- Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness – Washington Post
Resources:
- Virginia McLaurin Dies; Sharecroppers’ Daughter Who Danced With the Obamas – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
- The Enemy: A Jack Reacher Novel: available from Amazon, https://a.co/d/eKSgJXE
- Finish Your Diploma: Home
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