Why Does the Importance of Education for Health Differ across the United States?

The positive association between educational attainment and adult health (“the gradient”) is stronger in some areas of the United States than in others. Explanations for the geographic pattern have not been rigorously investigated. Grounded in a contextual and life-course perspective, the aim of thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blakelee R. Kemp, Jennifer Karas Montez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Socius
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023119899545