The Role of Early-Life Educational Quality and Literacy in Explaining Racial Disparities in Cognition in Late Life

Sisco, Shannon; L. Gross, Alden; A. Shih, Regina; C. Sachs, Bonnie; Maria Glymour, M.; J. Bangen, Katherine; Benitez, Andreana; S. Skinner, Jeannine; C. Schneider, Brooke; J. Manly, Jennifer

doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt133

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The Role of Early-Life Educational Quality and Literacy in Explaining Racial Disparities in Cognition in Late Life

Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series B • Feb 28, 2014

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Shannon Sisco

Alden L. Gross

Regina A. Shih

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Racial disparities in late-life cognition persist even after accounting for educational attainment. We examined whether early-life educational quality and literacy in later life help explain these disparities. METHOD: We used longitudinal data from the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia ...

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Psychology

Cognition

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