A recent study claims that the level of education had an influence on a person's life expectancy. Researchers indicate, a person who has completed at least nine years of education, tend to live longer.
In his study, researchers enrolled 1.2 million Swedes. They found that students who underwent nine years of education tend to have lower death rates after age 40 than those who only attend school for 8 years.
Although the findings do suggest a relationship between level of education and longevity, but it did not establish causality.
The study conducted by Anton Lager from the Centre of Health Equity Studies and Jenny Torssander of Swedishh Institute for Social Research, both from Stockholm University. Research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Many studies have shown a relationship between higher education and better health. But it is difficult for researchers to demonstrate that the cause is not just a personal characteristic. Researchers are also difficult to determine whether this includes the benefits of the secondary. That is, they are better educated to get a better job or earn a higher income to develop fewer health problems.
From 1949 to 1962, the Swedish government has added a one-year compulsory education. The government's new program adds the number of study at the school from 8-9 years.
In his study, researchers included all children born between 1943 and 1955 in 900 cities. Researchers divided the children into two groups. The first group, children in several cities included in the new nine-year education system and the other does not. The researchers collected data related to age at death and cause of death until 2007. Over a period of 58-year study period, about 92,000 of them in the study had died of various causes.
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