Research papers cited in this report:
• Is lack of cognitive impairment a necessary condition for happiness? Paper presented at the Population Association of America's annual meeting in April, "Cognitive and Happy Life Expectancy in the U.S."
• Dementia is less prevalent. "A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012," JAMA Internal Medicine, January 2017.
• In 2012, 10.5 percent of U.S. adults age 65 and older had dementia, compared with 12 percent in 2000. "Dementia Prevalence in the United States in 2000 and 2012: Estimates Based on a Nationally Representative Study," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 73, May 2018.
• Does educational level correspond to dementia? "Educational Differences in the Prevalence of Dementia and Life Expectancy with Dementia: Changes from 2000 to 2010," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 73, May 2018.
• Cognitive decline begins later in life than it once did. "Change in Cognitively Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Life Expectancy in the United States: 2000-2010, " SSM -- Population Health, December 2016.
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