If you went to college..
By ersmommy1
@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
March 11, 2008 10:11pm CST
Do you think you will live longeer? A new study finds Life expectancy in the United States is on the increase, but only among people with more than 12 years of education, a new study finds.
In fact, those with more than 12 years of education -- more than a high school diploma -- can expect to live to 82; for those with 12 or fewer years of education, life expectancy is 75.
4 responses
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
12 Mar 08
I am thinking that if this statistic is accurate the factor is not directly college - but probably more the work environment. The college graduate is more likely to be working in a good environment and at an employment that truly interests him - where as the non college grad may be working a job with hard hours, hard labor, little recognition, poor pay and to top it off he may not even like the type of work that he is doing.
the stress of the non higher educated person may decrease the years he lives... maybe even significantly... if not the stress maybe job accidents due to the danger of the field.
@owatagoosiam (751)
• United States
18 Mar 08
Well, that's really not a surprise. One, if you go to college, you are assumed to be smart. Hopefully, smart people are more likely to understand health risks and such. Hopefully. Two, if you go to college, it might be more likely that you will have a higher income and thus better access to health care. Really, nothing surprising here.
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
12 Mar 08
I can see that. Most people with a college degree of some kind have better jobs, take better care of themselves and can afford medical insurance. The quality of life is much better.
