Educational differences in all-cause mortality: Evidence from Bulgaria, Finland and the United States

Educational differences in all-cause mortality: Evidence from Bulgaria, Finland and the United States

Using life table measures, we compare educational differentials in all-cause mortality at ages 40 to 70 in Bulgaria to those in Finland and the United States. Specifically, we assess whether the relationship between education and mortality is modified by marital status. Although high education and b...

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Main Authors: Kirsten P. Smith, Pekka Martikainen, Irma T. Elo, Iliana Kohler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2008-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
all-cause mortality
Bulgaria
educational differentials
Finland
marital status
USA
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/60/

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http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/60/

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