<p> New research by Pamela Herd, associate professor of public affairs and sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, shows that better performance in high school plays a critical role in better health throughout life.<br /><br />“How well you do in school matters,” says Herd about the findings, reports the Journal of Health and Social Behaviour. <br /><br />“We already know it matters for things like your work and your earnings, but this proves it also matters for your health,” adds Herd, according to a Wisconsin release. The conclusion is based on data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study involving more than 10,000 graduates of Wisconsin’s high school class of 1957 during the last 53 years. <br /><br />Researchers have gone back to the class members six times since they graduated, asking questions about work, life and now, as the class ages, health.<br /><br />Herd’s findings showed that the higher a study participant’s high school rank was, the lower the probability that participant experienced worsening health between 1992 and 2003, when the class members neared retirement age.</p>
<p> New research by Pamela Herd, associate professor of public affairs and sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, shows that better performance in high school plays a critical role in better health throughout life.<br /><br />“How well you do in school matters,” says Herd about the findings, reports the Journal of Health and Social Behaviour. <br /><br />“We already know it matters for things like your work and your earnings, but this proves it also matters for your health,” adds Herd, according to a Wisconsin release. The conclusion is based on data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study involving more than 10,000 graduates of Wisconsin’s high school class of 1957 during the last 53 years. <br /><br />Researchers have gone back to the class members six times since they graduated, asking questions about work, life and now, as the class ages, health.<br /><br />Herd’s findings showed that the higher a study participant’s high school rank was, the lower the probability that participant experienced worsening health between 1992 and 2003, when the class members neared retirement age.</p>