MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
I'm not saying at all that this survey is scientific or at all definitive, but it just made me wonder what the opinions are of the people in FYM. I'm not saying that faith and spirituality is the secret either-this only says that these 100 people said so. And they did use those words rather than religion. How many people are there in the world and in the US who are over the age of 100? I have no idea. Would you want to live to be over 100?
(Reuters) Faith and spirituality were cited most often by people over the age of 100 as the source of their longevity, according to a survey sponsored by a unit of UnitedHealth Group.
In a survey of 100 people between the ages of 100 and 104, 23 percent said faith rather than genes and good medical care were responsible for their long life.
Other factors given included hard work, a healthy diet and "living a good, clean life."
Sixty-one percent of those surveyed said there was nothing they would have done more of in their lives and 78 percent said there is nothing they would have done less.
About 13 percent said they wished they had traveled more, 9 percent said they wished they had worked less and 6 percent said they wished they had spent more time with their families.
The survey, conducted by Evercare which provide health plans to the disabled and chronically ill, indicated that 30 percent of centenarians considered raising a family as their most satisfying achievement while 20 percent valued mostly their careers.
more about the survey
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060810/hl_hsn/100plusandlovingit&printer=1
(Reuters) Faith and spirituality were cited most often by people over the age of 100 as the source of their longevity, according to a survey sponsored by a unit of UnitedHealth Group.
In a survey of 100 people between the ages of 100 and 104, 23 percent said faith rather than genes and good medical care were responsible for their long life.
Other factors given included hard work, a healthy diet and "living a good, clean life."
Sixty-one percent of those surveyed said there was nothing they would have done more of in their lives and 78 percent said there is nothing they would have done less.
About 13 percent said they wished they had traveled more, 9 percent said they wished they had worked less and 6 percent said they wished they had spent more time with their families.
The survey, conducted by Evercare which provide health plans to the disabled and chronically ill, indicated that 30 percent of centenarians considered raising a family as their most satisfying achievement while 20 percent valued mostly their careers.
more about the survey
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060810/hl_hsn/100plusandlovingit&printer=1
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