Want to live longer? Win an Emmy
To delve into the impact of socioeconomic status on longevity, researchers looked at the differences between people who won an Emmy Award, were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and were presidents or vice presidents and the individuals who were nominated but not chosen.
Emmy-winning actors lived 2.7 years longer than nominees who did not win, but Emmy-winning screenwriters lived three years less than nominees. Longevity was the same whether or not a nominee was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Presidents and vice presidents lost, on average, 5.3 years from their lives compared to other candidates, even when assassination was removed as a factor.
SOURCE: American Sociological Review, online before print, doi:10.1177/0003122413477419 (February 20, 2013)
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