Comments on: Maryland Life Expectancy Extremes http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/09/12/maryland-life-expectancy-extremes/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BayCafe http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/09/12/maryland-life-expectancy-extremes/comment-page-1/#comment-5682 BayCafe Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:02:47 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/09/12/maryland-life-expectancy-extremes/#comment-5682 The disparity between the two types of people are so far apart! The avg MoCo makes at least $30K-$50K more than a Bal-moron. Education level of the avg MoCo is at least undergrad degree vs. high school diploma for a Bal-moron (even with John Hopkins U in the middle of the city). Statistically, the standard of living are higher for people who are highly educated and make a decent living and thus, it would make sense for them to live longer. Bal-mer have a great working class population and people who work as hard (and party as hard - have you ever been to an Orioles' home opener? Empty Miller Lite beer cans are stacked up 2' high around the trees of the sidewalk before game time!) don't always have the health insurance coverage to afford to see the doctor when sick. Reasons seem pretty obvious to me. The disparity between the two types of people are so far apart! The avg MoCo makes at least $30K-$50K more than a Bal-moron. Education level of the avg MoCo is at least undergrad degree vs. high school diploma for a Bal-moron (even with John Hopkins U in the middle of the city). Statistically, the standard of living are higher for people who are highly educated and make a decent living and thus, it would make sense for them to live longer.

Bal-mer have a great working class population and people who work as hard (and party as hard – have you ever been to an Orioles’ home opener? Empty Miller Lite beer cans are stacked up 2′ high around the trees of the sidewalk before game time!) don’t always have the health insurance coverage to afford to see the doctor when sick.

Reasons seem pretty obvious to me.

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