Education women 'aid long life'
[1] A well-educated woman positively influences both her own and
her partner's chances of a long life, Swedish research suggests.
À man whose partner had only a school education has a 25%
greater risk of dying early than if she had had a university education,
[5] it suggests.
The authors say educated women may be more likely to under-
stand the various health messages their families needed.
The findings are based on a study of 1.5m working Swedes,
aged 30 to 59.
[10] The study, in the journal of Epidemiology and Community
Healthcare, says that in the case of men, it is their income and social
status that affect women's lifespan.
The researchers looked at data from the 1990 Swedish census
and followed up information on causes of death, including cancer
[15] and circulatory diseases like heart disease and stroke from the cause
of death registers up to 2003.
University education
À woman's education and social status were more important for
q man's life chances than his own education, the findings indicate.
[20] And a woman's education also affects her own mortality, with
someone with a school education having a 53% greater risk of dying
early than a university educated woman.
The authors said: "Education is of great importance through a
direct influence on mortality as well as indirectly via occupation and
[25] income.
"Education may also have an indirect effect through its possible
importance for choice of partner.”
Dr Robert Erikson, who led the research, said: "Women tradi-
tionally take more responsibility for the home than men do and, as a
[30] consequence, women's education might be more important for the
family lifestyle - for example, in terms of food habits - than men! s
education."
"It's still the case that women tend to put the food on the table
and in that way have a very direct influence."
[35] "Women with higher education may also receive better medical
treatment and their partners may benefit too."
Professor Alan Maryon-Davis, of the UK's Faculty of Public
Health, said: "This study shows how closely education, lifestyle and
long-term health are linked together. If we're serious about radically
[40] improving the health of the nation, we must fully invest in high-
quality education at all levels."
Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8291667.stm. Monday, 5 October 2009.
A exemplo de education, os seguintes vocábulos, formados a partir do acréscimo de diferentes sufixos, pertencem à classe dos substantivos, exceto:
