Study: In addition to smoking, Unemployment Can Also Shorten Age
Women
Reduction in a person's life expectancy is usually caused by health problems
they experienced. But apparently decreased life expectancy not only because
of the physical condition but also the mental condition. A new study also
found women with no education have a lower life expectancy.
"The death rate in women (especially white women in the United States) are educated to decline, but rather increased in women less educated," said one researcher, Jennifer Karas Montez from the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
As with the American men because any final education their life expectancy remains high. Unique, the death rate gap widens even more in white women who did not finish high school. In fact according to investigators, between the years 2002-2006 recorded deaths opportunities for women who did not graduate high school 66 percent higher than women who completed high school.
From which researchers found that conclusion? In this study, Montez and his colleagues collected data from 46,000 white women aged 45-84 years who took part in a national health survey in 1997-2006. Then the participants were divided into two groups: participants who did not complete high school and high school participants.
From there it is known that between the years 1997-2001 the death rate women who do not graduate from high school 37 percent higher than women who completed high school. But between the years 2002-2006, that number has increased to 66 percent.
To explain these findings, researchers looked at the economic factors, including ownership of the work, the level of poverty, home ownership, ownership of health insurance and health factors in participants such as smoking, obesity, and alcohol consumption.
It turns out the researchers found that the two most prominent factors behind the decline in life expectancy in women is the ownership of the work and smoking habits.
"Our study found that ownership of the work and behavior of smoking is the most important explanation behind the increased risk of mortality in white women. Rather, we learned a little description of other factors such as obesity, mental health and marriage," Montez said as quoted from Health24, Saturday (01.06.2013).
To that end, according to Montez, policies aimed to improve women's health conditions in America needs to focus on improving social and economic conditions of women, given the less educated women tend to get a job with low pay and inflexible work schedules.
Though ownership of the work provides many advantages, such as the expansion of social networking and gives purpose to one's life. Not to mention can improve self-esteem and provide positive benefits for physical and mental health of a person.
"It would be much more effective if we increase the employment opportunities for women rather than raising taxes on cigarettes. Rather than simply observing the behavior itself is not healthy, better we tackle the root causes behind the unhealthy behavior and employment is an important means to achieve those targets, "said Montez.
"The death rate in women (especially white women in the United States) are educated to decline, but rather increased in women less educated," said one researcher, Jennifer Karas Montez from the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
As with the American men because any final education their life expectancy remains high. Unique, the death rate gap widens even more in white women who did not finish high school. In fact according to investigators, between the years 2002-2006 recorded deaths opportunities for women who did not graduate high school 66 percent higher than women who completed high school.
From which researchers found that conclusion? In this study, Montez and his colleagues collected data from 46,000 white women aged 45-84 years who took part in a national health survey in 1997-2006. Then the participants were divided into two groups: participants who did not complete high school and high school participants.
From there it is known that between the years 1997-2001 the death rate women who do not graduate from high school 37 percent higher than women who completed high school. But between the years 2002-2006, that number has increased to 66 percent.
To explain these findings, researchers looked at the economic factors, including ownership of the work, the level of poverty, home ownership, ownership of health insurance and health factors in participants such as smoking, obesity, and alcohol consumption.
It turns out the researchers found that the two most prominent factors behind the decline in life expectancy in women is the ownership of the work and smoking habits.
"Our study found that ownership of the work and behavior of smoking is the most important explanation behind the increased risk of mortality in white women. Rather, we learned a little description of other factors such as obesity, mental health and marriage," Montez said as quoted from Health24, Saturday (01.06.2013).
To that end, according to Montez, policies aimed to improve women's health conditions in America needs to focus on improving social and economic conditions of women, given the less educated women tend to get a job with low pay and inflexible work schedules.
Though ownership of the work provides many advantages, such as the expansion of social networking and gives purpose to one's life. Not to mention can improve self-esteem and provide positive benefits for physical and mental health of a person.
"It would be much more effective if we increase the employment opportunities for women rather than raising taxes on cigarettes. Rather than simply observing the behavior itself is not healthy, better we tackle the root causes behind the unhealthy behavior and employment is an important means to achieve those targets, "said Montez.
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