Study Reveals Widening Mortality Gap Between College-Educated and Non-College-Educated Americans
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Summary
This article examines the widening mortality gap in the United States, showing that the life-expectancy difference between college-educated and non-college-educated Americans increased from 2.6 years in 1992 to 6.3 years in 2019. The research also reveals a 30% increase in mortality inequality across counties and a growing rural health penalty during this period. The study uses county- and state-level data from 1992-2019 to analyze these trends and their geographic patterns.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe education-mortality gradient has increased sharply in the last three decades
The life-expectancy gap between people with and without a college degree widening from 2.6 years in 1992 to 6.3 years in 2019
Mortality inequality across counties rose 30 percent, accompanied by an increasing rural health penalty
Using county- and state-level data from the 1992–2019 period, we demonstrate that these three trends arose due to a fundamental shift in the geographic patterns of mortality
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