Carlos Díaz-Venegas|Rafael Samper?Ternent|Alejandra Michaels-Obregón|Rebeca Wong
The effect of educational attainment on cognition of older adults: results from the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2001 and 2012
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
objective paper seeks document changes effect educational attainment cognitive function older adults mexico measure gender differences using data two time periodsmethods data come mexican health aging study mhas taking crosssections adults aged 60 years older interviewed 2001 2012 perform ols regression using standardized zscores five individual cognitive domains total cognitionresults total cognitive scores educational attainment higher men women years cognitive components analyzed separately women higher verbal memory verbal recall scores men gender gap overall cognition score smaller 2012 compared 2001 gender gap educational attainment larger 2012 2001 even though men higher educational attainment women effect educational attainment cognition higher women similarly difference total scores task men compared women decreased 2012 2001 except verbal learning verbal recall gender difference widenedconclusions younger cohorts women continue progressively achieve higher levels education gender gap oldage cognition close additional work determine mechanisms added formal education seems translate higher cognitive gains women compared men