Background The positive effect of education on reducing all-cause adult mortality is known;
however, the relative magnitude of this effect has not been systematically quantified. The …

Social class inequalities in health and mortality have become an increasingly prominent
topic of study among sociologists, demographers, economists, and social epidemiologists …

As global deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise, the world's governments, institutions, and
agencies are still working toward an understanding of who is most at risk of death. In this …

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age
as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the …

A very special debt of gratitude is owed to George C. Myers, former director of the Center for
Demographic Studies at Duke University, who passed away in 2000. Not only did Dr. Myers …

Studies have suggested that subjective social status (SSS) is an important predictor of
health. This study examined the link between SSS and health in old age and investigated …

This paper reviews the evidence on the well-known positive association between
socioeconomic status and health. We focus on four dimensions of socioeconomic status …

BACKGROUND: While limited literacy is common and its prevalence increases with age, no
prospective study has assessed whether limited literacy is associated with mortality in older …

Background: Factors underlying socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are not well
understood. This study contributes to our understanding of potential pathways to result in …

In this review we synthesize what is known about the relationship between education and
health. A large number of studies from both rich and poor countries show that education is …