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Wednesday, December 28, 2005
IN THE NEWS: Men Gaining on Women
Summary by Slate, from a Reuters article by Ed Leefeldt
Somewhat relared to this, I thought I saw a study that shows that people who live with a partner live longer than people who live alone. I've been looking for such a study but can't find it. If anyone has seen anything along those lines, please send me a link. Thanks
Men are gaining on women in life expectancy. Women can still expect four more years than men, but over the last two decades, men have increased their life expectancy at twice the rate of women. Reasons: 1) Women are working and getting more stress from it. 2) Women took up smoking about 25 years ago and are now dying from it. Cynical spin: This is the price of equality. But experts say men will never catch up, because risky behavior is in their nature.Read the article linked above. Has a lot of interesting numbers about salaries and health.
Somewhat relared to this, I thought I saw a study that shows that people who live with a partner live longer than people who live alone. I've been looking for such a study but can't find it. If anyone has seen anything along those lines, please send me a link. Thanks
