I'm posting this to avoid a hijack of the "How do you explain to one of them..." threads on the cycling board where the interest in life expectancy was raised (particularly given reference to a high mortality rate for Research PHd's...which honestly shocks me)
So, here's a life expectancy counter:
http://gosset.wharton.upenn.edu/mort.../CalcForm.html
It doesn't have precise occupational tables, but it considers many factors including habits, health, exercise, etc.
My life expectancy is 86+ years...but I'm adopted and don't have a family medical history.
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04-04-2007, 03:26 AM #1
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Life Expectancy
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04-04-2007, 04:22 AM #2
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According to this calculator I'll be dead in three months.
Um, ok.
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04-04-2007, 04:27 AM #3
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Fun quiz.
104+ years. DH needs to take this one.
DH took the test-95+ years.Last edited by Bikingmomof3; 04-04-2007 at 04:35 AM.
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04-04-2007, 05:11 AM #4
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According to this I'll live to 89.1 Funny thing is, I put in a different state - Arizona - and I'll live ever so slightly longer 89.3. Louisiana isn't exactly known for having the best medical care, or diet. I drink Mississippi River water (treated), that flows past numerous petrol and chemical plants, aside from everything else that's draining from 1/3 of north america. We joke about being in a thrid world country, and after Katrina, it's probably true, especially down here on the coast.
So let's see, I can max out the credit cards round about 88.... Go out in flaming glory!Beth
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04-04-2007, 07:04 AM #5
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wow, 94! I beat my grandmother by 2 years
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04-04-2007, 07:18 AM #6
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93+ I'm shortening my life span by not drinking?
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04-04-2007, 07:29 AM #7
What's next? A half iron?
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Life Expectancy: 94.78
Lower Quartile : 88.30
Median Lifetime: 96.70
Upper Quartile : 104.18It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Elliot
My podcast about being a rookie triathlete:Kelownagurl Tris Podcast
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04-04-2007, 08:36 AM #8
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Moderate red wine consumption has been linked to lower risks of heart disease, I think.
My life expectancy is 91.12 years. My husband's is 86.75. Mine is probably lowered because I have a first degree relative with breast cancer, and his because of family histories of stroke and diabetes. I'm three years older than him so this leaves me only two years to find a hot young second husband, damn it.
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04-04-2007, 02:25 PM #9
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Hmmm....
Originally Posted by silver
93+ I'm shortening my life span by not drinking?
Silver, we better start saving more!
If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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04-04-2007, 05:44 PM #10
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93.39 years.
So...are we all a bunch of healthy freaks, or does this seem a little ... um, generous? Consider, the current average lifespan for women in the US today is...what? 77?2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
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04-04-2007, 10:15 PM #11
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me too. Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
Hmmm....
Silver, we better start saving more!
I've got pretty good genes. I think everyone in my parents generation have made it or will make it to their 80's. my paternal grandparents made it to their 90's. Maybe this explain why my uncle survived liver cancer and my sister is surviving a stage 4 breast cancer. I'm not sure whether to believe her but anyway they must have good genes.
And on my mother's side my grandmother made it into her 90's I think. My grandfather, well he was a dud. Died prematurely from bleeding ulcer at youg age of 50 something I think. So I may get to see my 100th birthday. I'm not sure if this is a good thing. Its bad enuf that I can't figure all the fancy stuff on the cell phone, MP3 players and iPOD. iPOD nano was a gift and I still don't have any music loaded on it. (and I'm supposed to be an electrical engineer)
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