Open AccessRacial and Educational Disparities in Dementia and Dementia-Free Life Expectancy
Author(s) -
Mateo Farina,
Mark D. Hayward,
Jung Ki Kim,
Eileen M. Crimmins
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbz046
Subject(s) - dementia , life expectancy , gerontology , race (biology) , population , psychology , health and retirement study , cognition , medicine , demography , disease , psychiatry , sociology , environmental health , gender studies , pathology
We estimate life expectancy with and without dementia for Americans 65 years and older by education and race to examine how these stratification systems combine to shape disparities in later-life cognitive health.