Your longevity map looks like an IQ map, and Gottfredson has clearly demonstrated that IQ causes SES, not the reverse. How much of the variance in longevity or "falling behind" is explainable through county average IQ differences? Or was this not explored?
Population Health Metrics
how much variance explainable by IQ?
30 August 2011
Your longevity map looks like an IQ map, and Gottfredson has clearly demonstrated that IQ causes SES, not the reverse. How much of the variance in longevity or "falling behind" is explainable through county average IQ differences? Or was this not explored?
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No competing interests, just curious.