Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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An Emprirical Investigation into the Relationship Between Education and Health

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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Kwan, Ryan, Thesis advisor (ths): Cater, Bruce, Degree committee member (dgc): Pollanen, Marco, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Health literature has long noted a positive correlation between health and levels of education. Two competing theories have been advanced to explain this phenomenon: (1) education "causes" health by allowing individuals to process complex information and act on it; and, (2) education and health are merely correlated through some third underlying characteristic.</p><p… more
Full Text: An Empirical Investigation into the Relationship between Education and Health A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …