"Case & Deaton’s findings also suggest that, at least in one crucial respect, America’s educational divide now surpasses the gap that has historically been most significant: race. As recently as 1990, race still trumped educational status as a determinant of life span in the #US White Americans w/out a 4yr college degree could expect to live longer than #Black Americans with one. Not any more." #education #Race

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Nothing Defines America’s Social Divide Like a College Education

New research shows that having a degree helps determine not only your opportunities in life but even how long you’ll live.

The Atlantic