Educational Status and Active Life Expectancy among Older Blacks and Whites

M. Guralnik, Jack; C. Land, Kenneth; G. Blazer, Dan; G. Fillenbaum, Gerda; G. Branch, Laurence

doi:10.1056/nejm199307083290208

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Educational Status and Active Life Expectancy among Older Blacks and Whites

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 8, 1993

Authors:

Jack M. Guralnik

Kenneth C. Land

Dan G. Blazer

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Persons of low socioeconomic status are known to have reduced life expectancy. In a study of the relation of socioeconomic status to disability-free or active life expectancy among older persons, we analyzed prospectively gathered data on 2219 blacks and 1838 whites who were ...

Subject

Life expectancy

Socioeconomic status

Demography

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