The Education of Multiple Family Members and the Life-Course Pathways to Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This article asks how the educational attainments of multiple family members, including parents and offspring, are associated with the cognitive health of older adults in the United States.

Methods

We use panel data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (2000-2012) to examine how the education of an individual, their parent(s), and their offspring are associated with the prevalence of moderate/severe cognitive impairment and the onset of cognitive impairment among older adults using logistic regression and discrete-time event history analysis, respectively.

Results

We found that when combined, only the education of the individual is inversely associated with cognitive impairment at baseline. However, both the educational attainments of an individual and

SUBMITTER: Yahirun JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424275 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature