Low Level Of Education As Dangerous As Smoking

The differences in death rates across different levels of education grew substantially over time, say the researchers. Some of the factors which contribute to this were the fact that they have higher incomes, a better psychological state and healthier behaviors such as engaging in intense exercising.

They also noted that more deaths from cardiovascular disease could likely be averted in people with more education than deaths from cancer.

The results of the study show that the 2010 population could have been higher by 145,000 if adults who did not finish high school had earned their degree or received a GED.

The analysis also showed that mortality rates fell modestly among those with high school degrees and much more rapidly among those with college degrees.

The researchers from the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Colorado have said that those who have lower-level of education may face same health risks as being faced by smokers.

According to the findings of a recent study, a low level of education could bring about higher mortality rates, as these two features are heavily linked.

Prof Chang argued that education plays a key role in how people take care of themselves because it is an “upstream driver” of health behaviors and lifestyle choices.

They also suggested that efforts to boost education could help reduce adult mortality, if the association between education and death is causal.

CU, New York University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill joined in the study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE.

The information that the researchers’ work is based on was collected between the years of 1986 and 2006. In the past women fought for the right to be able to attend schools and universities, and today tens of thousands of students spend a great deal of money, time and energy studying for a college degree in hope of finding a better job once they graduate. The team studied people born in 1925, 1935 and 1945 to look at changes over the generations. And it makes perfect sense that this be the situation, as a richer education provides a person with a wide range of benefits that ultimately affect his life expectancy. On the other hand, those who have lower-level education may have the same health risks as those who smoke. While just over 10 percent of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 do not have a high school degree, around a quarter have some college experience with no bachelor’s degree.

Researchers found 110,068 lives could have been saved if adults with some college went on to complete their degrees.