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I didn't really understand what the point was there - are they saying it's because of fraud? Or a real thing?
by socialist_coder 7y ago
I didn't really understand what the point was there - are they saying it's because of fraud? Or a real thing?
- guan 7y agoI think they are implying that it could be fraud, but since there are birth certificates available, you couldn’t commit this fraud by simply making up a birth date. So a fraudulent supercentenarian would likely have assumed the identity of someone older, perhaps to claim a pension earlier. As for the correlations, low incomes would provide a motive for age pension fraud. Short life expectancy being correlated with more supercentenarians suggests it’s not because people in those areas are naturally healthier.
- jobigoud 7y agoYes, they are saying that fraud is a more likely explanation for the phenomenon of blue zones.