The highest- and lowest-income areas of California now have life expectancy differences exceeding 15 years, researchers found.
Californians in lower-income communities"had larger decreases in life expectancy than people in higher income tracts," the study said."Within census tracts, these decreases were greater among Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic Asian populations than among non-Hispanic White people," which researchers wrote shows"the added health implications of race and ethnicity even within a given location.
The life expectancy estimate for California residents overall dropped by about three years to 78.37 years, the study said.a data brief
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