Case Study 1: Predicting One's Longevity Activity And Summary
Predicting One’s Longevity Activity and Summary
Mary J. Shipp
HCS551 - Biological and Psychological Aspects
2 December 2013
Donna Fife
Predicting One’s Longevity Activity and Summary As one goes about researching one’s life expectancy, that person can Google life expectancy calculator and may receive a list of life expectancy calculators to use. A good life expectancy calculator to use from that list is the life expectancy calculator off the Social Security website. All one must do is fill in one’s gender and date of birth.
Accuracy of a Life Expectancy Calculator If an individual, a widow in her early 50s, who does not drink, watches what she eats, exercise 45 minutes a day, and get plenty of sleep, the life expectancy calculator can be very accurate. However, one must consider other factors as well that may cause the life expectancy to decrease or increase. A few …show more content…
At the age of 67, she may have an additional life expectancy of 20.7 years for a total of 87.7. At the age of 70, she may have an additional life expectancy of 18.3 years for a total of 88.3 ("Life Expectancy Calculator", 2013). Looking at these results, this individual may think that if she lives until the age of 70, she would only gain approximately one-half of a year between the ages of 62 to 67 and 67to 70. If this individual possesses more of the positive factors, e.g., healthy diet, does not smoke, does not drink, sleeps at least eight hours per night, and uses her seat belt every time she gets into an automobile, she may look at these results as too low in the total years. Thinking as many people do, she may believe that she will live well into her 90s or become a centurion as many of her family did in the past and not dying at such a young
Mary J. Shipp
HCS551 - Biological and Psychological Aspects
2 December 2013
Donna Fife
Predicting One’s Longevity Activity and Summary As one goes about researching one’s life expectancy, that person can Google life expectancy calculator and may receive a list of life expectancy calculators to use. A good life expectancy calculator to use from that list is the life expectancy calculator off the Social Security website. All one must do is fill in one’s gender and date of birth.
Accuracy of a Life Expectancy Calculator If an individual, a widow in her early 50s, who does not drink, watches what she eats, exercise 45 minutes a day, and get plenty of sleep, the life expectancy calculator can be very accurate. However, one must consider other factors as well that may cause the life expectancy to decrease or increase. A few …show more content…
At the age of 67, she may have an additional life expectancy of 20.7 years for a total of 87.7. At the age of 70, she may have an additional life expectancy of 18.3 years for a total of 88.3 ("Life Expectancy Calculator", 2013). Looking at these results, this individual may think that if she lives until the age of 70, she would only gain approximately one-half of a year between the ages of 62 to 67 and 67to 70. If this individual possesses more of the positive factors, e.g., healthy diet, does not smoke, does not drink, sleeps at least eight hours per night, and uses her seat belt every time she gets into an automobile, she may look at these results as too low in the total years. Thinking as many people do, she may believe that she will live well into her 90s or become a centurion as many of her family did in the past and not dying at such a young