A 75-year-old white female patient says, "I've heard that women live to an older age than men do. My husband and I are the same age, so I am afraid I will have to spend some years without him. That really worries me
" Which answer is based on correct information?
a. "That is a realistic concern, as women do have a longer life expectancy than men. But many things can happen to change that."
b. "You need not worry because both you and your husband are white. That statistic is true only for black men and women."
c. "It is true that women have a longer life expectancy at birth. However, life expectancy measured at age 65 is almost the same for both sexes. You are both well past 65."
d. "That is true only in certain geographical areas, such as those with a high population of newly retired persons."
C
For infants born in 2005, the average total life expectancy for females is 80.4 years.
Life expectancy measured at age 65 was nearly the same for men and women in 1900; however, women had a lead of about 3 years over men in 2005, narrowing the gap as men age. So the longer men live, the longer they will live. The statistics are true for white people as well as black people. The answer saying, "That is a realistic concern . . ." is only partially true. Women do have a longer life expectancy at birth, but that tends to almost disappear after men reach age 65, and it continues to lessen as they continue to age. In-migration and out-migration have nothing to do with gender differences in life expectancy, although they do affect the population distribution within a state, for example.
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