Education and health among U.S. working-age adults: A detailed Portrait across the full educational attainment spectrum

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-61

  Zajacova, Anna ^a   Hummer, Robert A ^b   Rogers, Richard G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860448129     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2012.666122     Document Type: Article

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