People with relatively little education and comparatively low earnings don't live as long as those with higher levels of education and income. That much has been known for some time. But it turns out that this gap is widening significantly, and is starting to have big effects on Social Security, Medicare and other programs. Read the full article here: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-09-17/the-life-expectancy-gap-grows-wider

1. LIFE
EXPECTANCY
GAP
THE
IS
GROWING
WIDER
+5 YEARS
+13 YEARS
LIFESPAN DIFFERENTIAL
BETWEEN HIGH EARNERS
AND LOW EARNERS
BORN
1930
BORN
1960

2. 50 YEAR OLDS WHO WILL
SURVIVE TO AGE 85.
25%
66%
Want to learn more about
the widening life expectancy
gap?
Read the full article:
BloombergView
- PETER ORSZAG -
@porszag
HIGH EARNERS LOW EARNERS