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Abstract
Despite numerous studies on educational disparities in U.S. adult health, explanations for the disparities and their growth over time remain incomplete. We argue that this knowledge gap partly reflects an individualist paradigm in U.S. studies of educational disparities in health. These studies have largely focused on proximal explanations (e.g., individual behaviors) to the neglect of contextual explanations (e.g., economic policies). We draw on contextual theories of health disparities to illustrate how U.S. states, as institutional actors, shape the importance of education for health. Using two nationally-representative datasets and seven health measures for adults aged 45-89, we show that the size of the educational gradient in health varies markedly across states. The size varies because of variation in the health of lower-educated adults. We use state excise taxes on cigarettes to illustrate one way that states shape educational disparities in health. Our findings underscore the necessity of contextualizing these disparities.
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