Former SLCC Students to Review
How Long will You Live?
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Former SLCC Students to Review How Long will You Live?
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ENJOY YOURSELF -- IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK! Everything is farther than it used to be. It's twice as far from my house to the bus line now, and they've
added a hill I just noticed. Buses don't stop for as long either, but I've given up running for them because they get away
faster than they used to. Seems they're making stairs steeper than they used to or something -- maybe that's because it's so much further
from the first floor to the second floor, and it's becoming difficult to make two steps at a time. Have you noticed the small type they're using today? One has to squint to make out the news. Now, it's ridiculous
to suggest that a person my age needs glasses, but it's the only way I can find out what's happening without someone reading
to me, and that isn't much help because everyone seems to speak in such a low voice I can scarcely hear them. Even the weather is changing. The winters are getting colder; the summers, hotter. Even the rain is much
wetter and one has to wear boots. And the windows, the way they make them today the drafts are more severe. People are changing, too. For one thing, they're younger than they used to be when I was their age. On the
other hand, people my age are so much older than I am. I realize that my friends are in middle age, but there's no reason
for them to totter into old age! I ran into a friend the other night at a party, and she had changed so much she didn't know me. "Put on some
weight," she said. "It's all this modern food," I said. You know, I got to thinking about her this morning and I looked at my reflection in the mirror, and you know
what? It seems they don't use the same kind of glass in the mirrors anymore. --quoted from Dr. Phillip M. Randall, 1989 holds Ph.D in Industrial Gerontology Calculate your personal life expectancy. Start with your current age on the following unisex table and add
to that age the years shown under "Additional Life Expectancy." Find your life expectancy:
Additional
Additional Current Age Life Expectancy Current
Age Life Expectancy 35 or younger 47.3
68
17.6 36
46.4
69 16.8 37
45.4
70 16.0 38
44.4 71 15.3 39
43.5
72
14.6 40
42.5
73
13.9 41
41.5 74
13.2 42
40.6 75
12.5 43
39.6 76
11.9 44
38.7
77 11.2 45
37.7
78
10.6 46
36.8
79
10.0 47
35.9
80
9.5 48
34.9
81
8.9 49 34.0
82
8.4 50
33.1
83 7.9
51
32.2
84
7.4 52
31.3
85
6.9 53
30.4 86
6.5 54
29.5
87
6.1 55
28.6
88
5.7 56
27.7
89
5.3 57
26.8
90
5.0 58
25.9
91
4.7 59 25.0
92
4.4 60
24.2
93
4.1 61
23.3
94
3.9 62
22.5
95 3.7 63
21.6
96
3.4 64
20.8
97 3.2 65
20.0
98 3.0 66
19.2
99
2.8 67
18.4
100
2.7 Since this table does not differentiate between males and females, you will need to adjust it to take into
consideration your gender: subtract 3 years from the Life Expectancy column if you are a male, but add 4 years to the column
if you are female. **In case you are under age 35 (the lowest figure on the table), begin by assuming that you are age 35 on
the Life Expectancy table, but add an additional 1/2 year if you are between 25 years old and 35 or add an additional full
year if you are under 25. The figure you will arrive at will be a good estimation of how long you will live, especially after
you go through the adjustments found on the next couple of pages. The final figure can be subtracted from your real age to
find out your total additional life expectancy. Further refine your longevity score using the following pages: If the following is true, add the given years to your score: -Any of your grandparents lived to be 85 or older, add 2 years -All 4 grandparents lived to be 80, add 6 years -You live in a rural setting, add 2 years -You finished college, add 1 year -You finished Graduate Degree, add 2 more years -You are over 65 and still working, add 3 years -You live with a spouse or friend, add 5 years -Your work requires heavy physical labor, add 3 -You exercise strenuously 5 times/week, add 4 -You exercise only 2-3 times/week, only add 2) -You are relaxed and easy-going, add 3 years -You are happy, add 1 year -You have an annual physical, add 2 years If the following is true, subtract the given years to your score: -Either of your parents died of a stroke or heart attack before age 50, subtract 4 years. -You had a parent or sibling under age 50 that had (or died from) cancer or a heart condition or that had
diabetes since childhood, subtract 3 -You live in an urban area, subtract 2 years -You live alone, subtract 1 year -You are unhappy, subtract 2 years -You earn over $50,000/year, subtract 2 years -You work behind a desk, subtract 3 years -You smoke more than 2 packs/day, subtract 8 (1-2 packs, only subtract 6 years, 1/2 to 1 pack, only subtract
3) -You drink 1/2 oz of liquor/day, subtract 1 -You have received a speeding ticket in the last year, subtract 1 -You are tense, aggressive, easily angered,
subtract 3 years -You sleep more than 10 hours/night, subtract 4 -From the following table, if you are overweight by 50 lbs, subtract 8 years (by 30-49 lbs, subtract only
4 years, by 10-30 lbs, subtract only 2 years). Use your real age if you are over 50 If you are younger than 50, assume that
you are 50 years old for the purposes of this longevity calculation: Gerontology Research Center & Metropolitan Life: Normal Weight (Male and Female) Averages Within Ages: Height Ages 50-59 Ages
60-69 5' 0" 114-143
123-152 5' 1" 118-148
127-157 5' 2" 122-153
131-163 5' 3" 126-158
135-168 5' 4" 130-163
140-173 5' 5" 134-168
144-179 5' 6" 138-174
148-184 5' 7" 143-179
153-190 5' 8" 147-184
158-196 5' 9" 151-190
162-201 5' 10" 156-195
167-207 5' 11" 160-201
172-213 6' 0" 165-207
177-219 6' 1" 169-213
182-225 6' 2" 174-219
187-232 6' 3" 179-219
192-238 6' 4" 184-231
197-244 This should conclude your longevity calculation using this particular set of data. |
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