Health and K-12 Education:
Over the Long Run
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Chandra Muller
University of Texas at Austin
Funded by Alfred P. Sloan and National
Science Foundation. Views do not
necessarily reflect those of the funders.
Health
Academic Degree
or
Years of School
Childhood & Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Health
Midlife & Older Adulthood
School Processes –
Degree
Preparation:
Health
Coursework
Test Scores
Grades
Non-Cognitive Skills
Health
Academic Degree
Childhood & Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Midlife & Older Adulthood
School Processes –
Degree
Preparation:
Health
Coursework
Achievement Test Scores
Grades
Non-Cognitive Skills
Health
Academic Degree
Childhood & Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Midlife & Older Adulthood
Based on
High School and Beyond (1980-1982)
Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (2002-2004)
School Processes –
Degree
Preparation:
Health
Coursework
Test Scores
Grades
Non-Cognitive Skills
Health
Academic Degree
Childhood & Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Midlife & Older Adulthood
Course-taking by Adolescent Weight Status
Source: High School and Beyond
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
General
Algebra 1
Geometry
Healthy Weight
Algebra 2
Overweight
Advanced
Course-taking by Adolescent Depressive Symptoms
Source: High School and Beyond
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
General
Algebra 1
Never
Geometry
Once
Algebra 2
More than once
Advanced
Course-taking by Adolescent Disability Status
Source: High School and Beyond
0.35
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
General
Algebra 1
No Disability
Geometry
Physical Disability
Algebra 2
Mental Disability
Advanced
College Preparatory Coursework End of High School for
Students with a Learning Disability
Source: Education Longitudinal Study of 2002
1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
Geometry or
higher
2 of 3 main
sciences
Non-LD
1 cr. foreign
language
LD
All College
Preparatory
Based on
High School and Beyond Midlife Follow-up (1980-2014)
School Processes –
Degree
Preparation:
Health
Coursework
Test Scores
Grades
Non-Cognitive Skills
Health
Academic Degree
Childhood & Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Midlife & Older Adulthood
Health Status Distribution (~age 50) by College Prep Math Coursework
Mortality Risk Distribution by College Prep Math Coursework
Conclusions
• In adolescence and early adulthood, individuals with
mental health impairments have fewer opportunities
to learn and succeed academically
• Individuals who are academically marginalized in high
school have much worse health outcomes at midlife
Estimated Percentage of Variation in Selected Attitudes and Behaviors
due to School and Position
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
School
Position
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Educ ational Grade Point
Aspirations
Average
Skipping
c lass
Smoking
Drinking
Partic ipation
in Sports
Working
Religious
Partic ipation
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