Human Growth and Development / Unit 15 HGD 2102 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Life Expectancy Gaps
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The idea
The highest-income Americans live more than fourteen years longer than the lowest-income, and socioeconomic status accounts for most racial and ethnic gaps.
In practice
Hispanic Americans' longer life expectancy, and Black Americans who reach about eighty then outliving White Americans, a crossover whose explanation is debated.
Where people slip
Data quality, such as age misreporting, and selective survival are among debated explanations for the crossover.
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