Wealthiest Americans Live At Least A Decade Longer Than The Poorest, Research Suggests.

eports that research published in JAMA indicates that “the wealthiest Americans can expect to live at least a decade longer than the poorest – and that gap, as with income inequality, is growing ever wider.” The study found that “top earning Americans gained 2 to 3 years of life expectancy between 2001 and 2014, while those at the bottom gained little or nothing.” The NPR (4/11, Zarroli) “The Two-Way” blog reports, The research also indicated that “poor people who reside in expensive, well-educated cities such as San Francisco tend to live longer than low-income people in less affluent places.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-11/join-the-one-percent-and-live-a-decade-longer