Name: Remaining Years of Life for U.S. Adults at Age 25 by Educational Attainment, 2005 by PRB
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Description: Dr. Robert Hummer of the Population Research Center and Department of Sociology at University of Texas, Austin, examines the difference in life expectancy based on education attainment. These findings are from a paper he co-authored, The Effect of Educational Attainment on Adult Mortality in the United States.

Dr. Robert Hummer of the Population Research Center and Department of Sociology at University of Texas, Austin, examines the difference in life expectancy based on education attainment. These findings are from a paper he co-authored, The Effect of Educational Attainment on Adult Mortality in the United States.

Remaining Years of Life for U.S. Adults  at Age 25 by Educational Attainment, 2005

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