Educational disparities in adult health across U.S. states: Larger disparities reflect economic factors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Education level is positively associated with adult health in the United States. However, new research shows that the association is stronger in some U.S. states than others, and that states with stronger associations also tend to have poorer overall levels of health. Understanding why educational disparities in health are larger in some states than others can advance knowledge of the major drivers of these disparities, between individuals and states. To that end, this study examined how key mechanisms (economic conditions, health behaviors, family, healthcare) help explain the education-health association in each state and whether they do so systematically.

Methods

Using data on over 1.7 million adults ages 25-64 in the 2011-2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveill

SUBMITTER: Montez JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424624 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature