Study: Death from Low Education on Par with Death from Continued Smoking

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A recent study published in PLOS ONE suggests that mortality due to low education is comparable to mortality from continued smoking—so much so that the association between education and mortality is fundamental.

Researchers note that people with a higher education tend to have higher incomes, healthier behavior patterns, improved social lives, and more access to medical treatment—factors that contribute to a lower risk of death.

Study researchers used data from a National Health Interview Survey. The data estimated the number of deaths that were accredited to low levels of education on over one million individuals from 1986 to 2006.

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