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Burn, Ian; Martell, Michael E. – Education Economics, 2020
We show that educational outcomes of sexual minorities are consistent with efforts to mediate future discrimination. Gay men and lesbians obtain more years of schooling than heterosexual men and women, between 0.6 and 1.2 years. This difference is robust to controlling for observable characteristics for men but not women. Gay men and lesbian women…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Gender Differences, Human Capital, Educational Attainment
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Tak, SangWoo; Groenewold, Matthew; Alterman, Toni; Park, Robert M.; Calvert, Geoffrey M. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Work-related injuries and illnesses in the educational services sector have not been well studied. This analysis examined whether teachers and other school workers are at higher risk of head/chest cold compared to all other workers in the United States. Methods: Seven years (1998-2004) of National Health Interview Survey data on…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Anatomy, Class Size, School Personnel