Poor New Yorkers tend to live longer than other poor Americans
Study suggests living near to preferences - and tax base - of wealthy neighbours may boost lifespans
New York
NEW York is a city with some of the worst income inequality in the country. But when it comes to inequality of life spans, it's one of the best.
Impoverished New Yorkers tend to live far longer than their counterparts in other US cities, according to detailed new research of Social Security and earnings records published on Monday in The Journal of the American Medical Association (Jama). They still die sooner than their richer neighbours, but the city's life-expectancy gap was smaller in 2014 than nearly everywhere else, and it has shrunk since 2001 even as gaps grew nationwide.
That trend may appear surprising. New York is one of the country's most unequal and expensive ci…
KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Lifestyle
Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh
Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito
Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant
If Jay Chou likes Ju Xing’s zi char, you might too
Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal
What the fish? Diving for flavour at Fysh – Aussie chef Josh Niland’s Singapore debut