(STUDY FINDS) – Affluent people are more likely to have a longer lifespan, but if they smoke cigarettes, money does them no good. According to new research, not smoking is twice as good for health as a high income. It improves the chances of living to a ripe old age by 37 percent, say scientists from Georgetown University and the University of California, Riverside.
On the other hand, having $300,000 increases the likelihood of living from 65 to 85 by 19 percent. The study of 6,300 people concludes that wealth is a better predictor of mortality than education, occupation, income or childhood socioeconomic status.
“Health care practitioners cannot modify their patient’s wealth, but they should continue to discourage smoking,” says lead author Dr. Dana Glei, a senior research investigator at Georgetown University’s Center for Population and Health, in a statement. “Wealth may be associated with longevity, but just don’t smoke.”
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