Re: Want to Live to 100+? Move to Midwest

Doug Bailey (Doug.Bailey@ey.com)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 9:54:40 -0400

Robin Hanson:

> The nation's centenarian population is quickly
> approaching 70,000, up from some 28,000 in 1990, according
> to a Census Bureau report released yesterday. Four-fifths
> of the members of the venerable 100+ group are female, and
> largely concentrated in the Midwest's "longevity belt" --
> Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota. --
> Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/17

Have there been any studies into the factors contributing to the existence of the Midwest "longevity belt"? A cursory review of the Net didn't produce any results.

Doug Bailey
doug.bailey@ey.com
nanotech@cwix.com