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sociologist and research fellow studying inequities in aging and work at theW.E.
By contrast, white Americans could expect to live to 77.5 years, on average, that year.
Nearly five years of existence separated the races.
Accelerated biological aging, she calls it.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
People identifying as multiracial will make up the remaining 3.8 percent.
sociologist and research fellow studying inequities in aging and work at theW.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, in Kalamazoo, Michigan
The climate crisis, of course, threatens us all.
How can we give everyoneincluding Black Americansan equal shot at achieving extreme longevity?
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
But the kind of stress that comes from, Theres no way I can pay the rent.
Toxic stress also manifests in more insidious ways.
But if its a situation where theres pain and turmoil, I dont want to be here.
In the long term, however, it undermines their health.
Sociologists and think tanks tick off some practical fixes.
For starters, raise the income of people in the bottom half through a higher federal minimum wage.
sociologist and research fellow studying inequities in aging and work at theW.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Provide a more robust safety net for people who have disabilities and those who are out of work.
Education helps us speak up for ourselves.
Failing to act isnt an option.
Were not going anywhere, she says.
So they might as well live with us.
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