Does Better Education Mean Better Health?

Many, many studies have associated better and more education with better health outcomes? But which way does the causality go? Do people attain more education because they're healthy? Or maybe those who are in a economic position to attain education also tend to be able to afford good healthcare? We're here to sort out the studies.

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[joyjones]

I wish I would have realized when I was younger the necessity of a high paying job w bennifits to survive this world, especially w persistant health issues. Education and a college degree makes it slightly more easier to obtain those things. Stay in school, it will help you afford your medication you need to live.

[AvgJane]

When he said the bit about educated people being less depressed, I audibly chuckled.

[TakeWalker]

Though it's all on averages. I've got a master's degree and sometimes it feels like anxiety is the only thing keeping me going. :B

[NotHPotter]

Given that Hispanic immigrants also tend to be more community oriented or socially engaged (particularly with family), that probably accounts for the gap.

[ltihaompson]

I wonder if someone who is not college educated but has a spouse that is highly educated with a high paying job would also reap the benefits of better health and a longer life. Any ideas?

[adnanilyas]

Getting kids a good education means those kids are getting good child care.

[ArnoldLayne]

Well also the ability to afford education —> ability to afford healthcare/healthier lifestyle in general

[scotthendricks]

When you have a masters of molecular biology but you have depression and anxiety. Lexipro is a God send.

[jingko]

I have a BA and my hunny has a masters and under grad. He’s very healthy and I have depression, anxiety, and some minor health issues. Also he went to a college that is accredited, and while mine “was” it no longer is making my degree useless and 55k in student loan debt.

[mysteepulcine]

Please make a "to the research!" Tshirt

[komalsidhu]

I am currently completing my masters in Biomedicine and Commerce and have to do a 3 minute presentation on: How might Health and Illness impact on family income, but I for some reason am having trouble coming up with ideas on what to talk about for 3 minutes! Someone help

[perfctu]

Aaron looks noticeably yellow-orange in his face. His face definitely looks different in color from his hands and neck. Maybe bad makeup?

[WaffleDaily]

Pretty early, worth pointing out that I upload waffles every day

[steveh]

Let me point out what some of the stats Dr. Carroll talked about mean for Social Security. White women without a high school diploma have Life Expectancy (LE) of 73.5 years compared to 83.9 for white women with a college degree or more. White men without a high school diploma have LE of only 67.5 compared to 80.4 years for white men with a college degree.
When we're urged to RAISE the age of eligibility for Social Security this is a tremendous hit to people without high school diplomas, most of whom have much more physically demanding jobs than people with college degrees. Think about what socioeconomic standing means to those who have to engage in physically demanding labor instead of a well paying desk job.

[joepearson]

I'm looking to do my dissertation into blockchain in healthcare - I've focused it more into 'patient data management'. Any tips on how to proceed, how to find good/free research papers, etc? I'm an undergraduate student.

[BoltK]

Depends on what you mean by “educated”. Theres a ton of people online that read a ton of articles, and think that constitutes education and then go around acting like they know things. I see people doing that almost every day. Some times I question if the internet actually ever educates people or if it just spreads so much misinformation that it all cancels out.