Exploring the Paradox of U.S. Hispanics’ Longer Life Expectancy
Despite having lower income and education levels, U.S. Hispanics tend to outlive non-Hispanic whites by several years (see table). Demographers call this the “Hispanic Epidemiological Paradox.” And for nearly three decades, they have puzzled over why Hispanics’ socioeconomic disadvantages are not linked to shorter lives, as they are for other racial and ethnic groups. “Infant…
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