Background Despite a well-established literature on the protective effect of education on
health, less is known about group differences in the mechanisms underlying this …

Background Despite the existing literature on the central role of socioeconomic status (SES;
education and income) for maintaining health, less is known about group differences in this …

Purpose Evidence suggests education is an important life course determinant of health, but
few studies examine differential returns to education by sociodemographic subgroup …

Objective The current study examined the prospective effects of educational attainment on
proinflammatory physiology among African American and white adults. Methods Participants …

Using pooled data from the 2000–2006 National Health Interview Survey, we document how
the relationship between education and a broad range of health measures varies by …

Objectives. Few studies have explicitly tested whether the health disadvantage among older
Blacks is consistent across the entire range of education. We examined racial differences in …

Objective Many social policies and academic studies assume that education is “the great
equalizer” that is capable of counteracting the unequal social resources of different …

Background: Recent research has shown smaller health effects of socioeconomic status
(SES) indicators such as education attainment for African Americans as compared to whites …

Background Previous research has identified a Black–White health paradox, which can be
defined as less frequent depression despite a higher prevalence of chronic medical …

Objective: This study examines whether educational differentials in functional and mental
health are greater in more recent cohorts in the United States. Method: This study utilizes …