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> The life expectancy of the bottom 20% is still 76.1 years. That's not "young". It's also worth considering that the lowest 20% is much more likely to encount
by Recurecur 9y ago
> The life expectancy of the bottom 20% is still 76.1 years. That's not "young".
It's also worth considering that the lowest 20% is much more likely to encounter violent crime, and also more likely to enlist in the military. I'm sure those things play into lower life expectancy as well.
- pdonis 9y agoThe key thing to look at here would be the variability: what is the standard deviation of life expectancy for the bottom 20%, vs. the top 20%? The factors you bring up would suggest that the SD should be significantly higher for the bottom 20%.