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This study has clearly shown that educational attainment is positively and substantially associated with survivorship at old ages in China. The overall association is stronger among elderly women than among elderly men.
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Li, J. (2008). Association of Education with the Longevity of the Chinese Elderly. In: Yi, Z., Poston, D.L., Vlosky, D.A., Gu, D. (eds) Healthy Longevity in China. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6752-5_9
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