Chart: Unionization and life expectancy: Difference in years from national average, 2018–2019 | Economic Policy Institute

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Unionization and life expectancy: Difference in years from national average, 2018–2019

	Life Expectancy
Low	-0.7
Medium	-0.5
High	1.2

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Source: EPI 2021 (CPS-ORG); National Vital Statistics Reports 2018

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