Re: OFF TOPIC Demography and cigarettes

[Jed Rothwell]

I wrote:

"The average from black people is low because many of them die as infants and teenagers. At birth, White: 77.1, Black 71.1. If black people survive until age 65, their remaining life is almost as long as white people's. White: 17.8 years, Black 16.1 years." Oops. That is about the same, proportionally. Blacks live 90% as long. By 85 the gap closes to 97%

As I said, see Table 12B:

http://www.efmoody.com/estate/lifeexpectancy.html

This table is for both sexes. The data is clearer for men only, who are more often the breadwinners. The male race gap is smaller at retirement age.

Also, this reference claims that obesity kills at about the same age as smoking. Others claims it strikes earlier.

- Jed