Do Political Ideologies Affect How Long You Live?

[Ptarmigan]

Do Political Ideologies Affect How Long You Live?
http://www.livescience.com/49622-conservatives-liberals-ideology-death-risk.html

People whose political ideas are on the liberal end of the spectrum may be less likely to die early than those whose ideas are conservative or moderate, a new study suggests.

 However, people's risk of dying early does not always match with their stated political party — there was no difference in the risk of death between Democrats and Republicans during the study period, the researchers found.

 In the study, researchers analyzed information from nearly 33,000 people in the U.S. who completed a survey about their political beliefs. The researchers also used information from the National Death Index to determine whether participants died between 1976 and 2008.

I call BS on this one. 

Have they ever seen DU? A typical liberal is angry and bitter as they always rage.

[Big Dog]

Do Political Ideologies Affect How Long You Live?

It does at my house.

 

[thundley4]

People whose political ideas are on the liberal end of the spectrum may be less likely to die early than those whose ideas are conservative or moderate, a new study suggests.

 However, people's risk of dying early does not always match with their stated political party — there was no difference in the risk of death between Democrats and Republicans during the study period, the researchers found.

Either those statements contradict themselves, or they say that both democrats and republicans are liberal and it's conservatives that dies sooner.

However, my thinking is that those who self identify as liberals merely think they live longer because misery always makes time pass more slowly.

[Big Dog]

People whose political ideas are on the liberal end of the spectrum may be less likely to die early than those whose ideas are conservative or moderate, a new study suggests.

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In the study, researchers analyzed information from nearly 33,000 people in the U.S. who completed a survey about their political beliefs. The researchers also used information from the National Death Index to determine whether participants died between 1976 and 2008.

That makes no sense. It's a 'new study', which asked people about their political beliefs, then checked death records to find out if they were dead prior to 2008.
I smell a 'Rat!