The Gap Gets Bigger: Changes In Mortality And Life Expectancy, By Education, 1981–2000
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- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 27 (2), 350-360
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.27.2.350
Abstract
In this paper we examine educational disparities in mortality and life expectancy among non-Hispanic blacks and whites in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite increased attention and substantial dollars di...Keywords
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