[Mpls] I knew it! Smokers LIVE LONGER

[Bower, Matthew A]

And how long would a 60 year old non-smoker live to be? Male or female.

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> From:	Victoria Heller [SMTP:victoriaheller at comcast.net]
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> According to surveys funded by the federal government, a 60 year old female
> smoker will live to be 84.2 years old and a 60 year old male smoker will
> live to be 78.1 years old.
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> http://www.forces.org/evidence/carol/carol8.htm
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	Right, I should have reviewed the table presented to get the answer. The answer is that at all along the continuum of age cohorts, non-smokers outlive smokers... at a presumably lower cost to the health care system and presenting the opportunity to continue providing society the benefit of good health and the corresponding benefit (positive or negative, depending upon your political philosophy) to have themselves continuing to be taxed silly.


	Matt Bower,
	Nokomis East

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