This is junk science: Environmental Correlates of Reaching a Centenarian Age: Analysis of 144,665 Deaths in Washington State for 2011−2015
0.02 to 0.03% of Washington’s population will live to 100 or older.
Out of that tiny sample they made statistical conclusions that are noise
Results: In the adjusted model, increased neighborhood walkability, lower education level, higher socioeconomic status, and a higher percent of working age population were positively associated with reaching centenarian age. Being widowed, divorced/separated, or never married were also positively correlated compared to being married. Additionally, being white or female were positively correlated with reaching centenarian status.
They did not look at any individual – they made broad assumptions that the individual was walking based on where they lived AT TIME OF DEATH (not where they lived most of their life)
“Also, we did not have information on where individuals lived for their entire lives. The home address used in this study were based on their address at the time of death. As a result, it is impossible to know how the previous communities’ subjects inhabited influenced their longevity.”
-Note this contradiction – “lower education level” and “higher socioeconomic status”, and “People who had a high school diploma or university degree were less likely to become centenarians compared to those with no high school diploma or equivalent.”
Less than 1 out of 3000 people in the U.S. will live to be 100 or older.
Total junk science. This is embarrassing for WSU (2 of my adult kids are graduates of WSU).
