humble3d Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 How long will you live ??Longer than you think, study findsHow long will you live? Probably much longer than you think, the Washington Post reports.In 1992, the University of Michigan's Health and Retirement Study asked 26,000 Americans over the age of 50 what they thought the chances were they'd live to the age of 75. Now, nearly 24 years later, researchers at the Brookings Institution have calculated to see if they were right."In general, people wildly underestimated their chances of reaching 75," Christopher Ingraham writes on the Post's Wonk Blog.• In 1992, 7 percent of respondents gave themselves "zero" chance to reach 75. But nearly half (49.2 percent) lived to 75 or longer.• Among respondents who gave themselves a 50 percent chance of living to 75, 75 percent lived to that age or longer.• And among those who said they were "100 percent" certain of living to the age of 75, nearly 8 in 10 (78.2 percent) did.Life expectancy in the United States was 78.74 years in 2012, according to World Bank data, and 71 years worldwide.There is no clear relationship between how long people think they'll live, and how long they actually do, Ingraham notes.In fact, respondents who gave themselves at least a 10 percent chance of living to 75 had at least a 60 percent chance of doing so.Your best bet that you'll live to 75? Thinking you have a 90 percent chance, the study concluded.http://news.yahoo.com/how-long-will-i-live-study-211306576.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoman Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 My Trial Ends In 1 Month :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuthut Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I will live one minute less than I need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 actually heaven will take you and hell is just telling you that just to get you there.... :) it is just the nature of the two places.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Statistically I should have died years agohabs fans never die..... that is why there is so many of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 hope i'll die before start disturbin' my relatives.hope it will when I get 88 y. when under me will be 18 y.o. pretty girl.named "marathon's death". :rockon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbonboi Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 We need an expiration date :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 "In general, people wildly underestimated their chances of reaching 75," Christopher Ingraham writes on the Post's Wonk Blog.• In 1992, 7 percent of respondents gave themselves "zero" chance to reach 75. But nearly half (49.2 percent) lived to 75 or longer.• Among respondents who gave themselves a 50 percent chance of living to 75, 75 percent lived to that age or longer.• And among those who said they were "100 percent" certain of living to the age of 75, nearly 8 in 10 (78.2 percent) did.In fact, respondents who gave themselves at least a 10 percent chance of living to 75 had at least a 60 percent chance of doing so.TLDR; Based on the statistic mentioned above, one needs to be pessimistic on not living at that target age so that your chances is higher to live beyond it. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I wish my life would end at 60-63 though on other side I'm not sure I could reach 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 i expect to live until i die...no more, no less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212eta Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Read these kind of reports...with a grain of salt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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