Resumen de Why Is Life Expectancy Declining Among Low-Educated Women in the United States?

Jennifer Karas Montez, Anna Zajacova

• The authors reflect on why life expectancy is declining among low-educated U.S. women. They suggest that while there is no consensus on why it is declining, proposed reasons include compositional changes among the women and the fact that formal education has become increasingly necessary for things such as income, marriage and employment. They argue that research needs to be conducted to investigate the factors which have led to a decline in life expectancy among low-educated women.