Open AccessEducational inequalities in life expectancy in German speaking part of Switzerland 1990 - 1997: Swiss National Cohort
Author(s) -
C Minder
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2006.11328
Subject(s) - life expectancy , demography , census , german , cohort , vocational education , medicine , public health , gerontology , psychology , population , geography , sociology , pedagogy , nursing , archaeology
Switzerland belongs to the group of nations with the highest life expectancy. However, it is unclear to what extent life expectancy varies across socio-economic groups. We used data from a large longitudinal study to quantify differentials in life expectancy across educational groups for men and women of different ages.
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