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