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0 pointspc862y ago0 comments

> a 57-year-old man in the US has only a 50% chance of living to see their child reach 23 years of age

Perhaps a clearer way to put it: a 57-year-old man in the US has a 50% chance of living to 80, which doesn't seem quite as shocking of a statement.

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hnick2y ago

It might also be loaded with the assumption the man has a child - I'd assume outcomes are different for those with and without? I wonder by how much.

How many men are having their first child at 57? I’ll be well under 57 when my oldest child is 23.

yo if people like looked at an actuarial table they'd have a better idea what that means

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hnick2y ago

It might also be loaded with the assumption the man has a child - I'd assume outcomes are different for those with and without? I wonder by how much.

How many men are having their first child at 57? I’ll be well under 57 when my oldest child is 23.

yo if people like looked at an actuarial table they'd have a better idea what that means

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