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Show Education There is a well-documented association between educational attainment and health. Such advantages increase with age and cannot be explained merely by household income1. Education is a factor that health scientists and demographers examine consistently and frequently. Although a higher level of education cannot be said to lead directly to improved health care, all of these factors affect access and utilization of health care and can help contribute to a healthier population. Utah still outperforms the nation in educational attainment. The jump in percentage of those persons holding a bachelors degree or greater, between 1990-1997, is notable. Table 17.% Of Population 25+ Who Have Completed High School/College High School Diploma or More Bachelor's Degree or More Utah: U.S. Utah: U.S. Year Utah U.S. (Ratio) Utah U.S. (Ratio) 1940 19.8 14.3 1.38:1 6.2 4.6 1.35:1 1950 28.5 20.7 1.38:1 7.8 6.2 1.26:1 1960 55.8 41.1 1.36:1 10.2 7.7 1.32:1 1970 67.3 52.3 1.29:1 14.0 10.7 1.31:1 1980 80.0 66.5 1.20:1 19.9 16.2 1.23:1 1990 85.1 75.2 1.13:1 22.3 20.3 1.10:1 1997 89.5 82.1 1.09:1 26.7 23.9 1.12:1 Table 17 . Source: Utah 1990: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1990 Census of Population and Housing. 1970 and 1980: Utah Bureau of Economic and Business Research (1990). 1990 Statistical Abstract of Utah. Salt Lake City. p. 61. U.S. 1970-1990. U.S. Census Bureau (1999). Statistical Abstract of the United States 1998. Available: [online] Http://www.census.gov Figure 7 Trend of Educational Attainment Rate of Persons 25 Years Old and Over for Utah and the US 1970 1980 1990 1997 ¦ High school graduate or more - Utah M High school graduate or more - US ? Bachelor's degree or more - Utah E Bachelor's degree or more - US US Census Data Figure 7. Trend of Educational Attainment Rate of Persons 25 Years Old and Over for Utah and the US: 1970-1980: University of Utah. (1996). Utah's Health, An Annual Review. Salt Lake City, UT: The Governor Scott M. Matheson Center. 1990-1997: U.S. Census Bureau, <http://venus.census.gov/cdrom/lookup>; (accessed: 7 October 1998); and <http:www.census.gov/education>; (accessed: 8 October 1998). 1. Ross, C. Wu, C. (1996). Education, age, and the cumulative advantage in health. /. Health and Social Behavior 37 (1): 104-120. 64 |
