Elizabeth Lawrence
Why Do College Graduates Behave More Healthfully Than Those Who Are Less Educated?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
college graduates live much healthier lives less education research yet document certainty sources disparity study examines us young adults earn college degrees exhibit healthier behavior less education use data national longitudinal study adolescent adult health add health offers information education health behaviors across adolescence young adulthood n14265 accounting selection college degree attainment substantially reduces associations college degree attainment health behavior college degree attainment demonstrates strong causal effect young adult health financial occupational social cognitive psychological resources explain less half association college degree attainment health behavior healthier behaviors college graduates result sorting educational attainment embedding human capital mechanisms socioeconomic psychosocial resources