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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 7.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 Aug;41(8):1160–1168. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01905

EXHIBIT 1. Life expectancy at age 18 for men in the US, by educational attainment, 2000–18.

EXHIBIT 1

SOURCE Authors’ analysis of mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System and population data from Current Population Surveys, 2000–18. NOTES “Low education” means high school diploma or less, “middle education” means some college but no college degree, and “high education” means college degree or more. Educational attainment is used here as an indicator of socioeconomic status.