Here’s one of the quizzes that reveal, if you’re an average belle or bloke, how long you will remain in your living, breathing form. The total is based on the assumption you’ll avoid being hit by a truck or a meteorite.
Start with the number 72.
Personal facts:
If you’re a male, subtract 3. If female, add 4.
If you live in an urban area with more than 2 million people, subtract 2.
If you live in a town under 10,000 or on a farm, add 2.
If any grandparent lived to 85, add 2.
If all four grandparents lived to 80, add 6.
If either parent died of a stroke or heart attack before 50, subtract 4.
If any parent or sibling under 50 had cancer, a heart condition, or has had diabetes since childhood, subtract 3.
If you earn more than $75,000 a year, subtract 2.
If you finished college, add 1. If you have an advanced degree, add 2.
If you are over 65 and still working, add 3.
If you live with a spouse or friend, add 5. If not, subtract 1 for each decade alone since age 25.
Lifestyle status:
If you work behind a desk, subtract 3. If your work requires physical labor, add 3.
If you exercise strenuously five times a week for at least 30 minutes, add 4. If two or three times a week, add 2.
If you sleep more than ten hours per night, subtract 4.
Are you tense, aggressive, easily angered? Subtract 2.
Are you happy? Add 1. Unhappy? Subtract 2.
Have you had a speeding ticket in the last year? Subtract 1.
Smoke more than two packs a day? Subtract 8. One to two packs? Subtract 6. One half to one? Subtract 3.
Do you drink the equivalent of 1½ oz. of liquor a day? Subtract 1.
Overweight by 50 or more lbs.? Subtract 8; 30-50 lbs.? Subtract 4; 10-30 lbs.? Subtract 2.
A man over 50 who gets annual check-ups? Add 2.
A woman who sees a gynecologist yearly? Add 2
Age adjustment:
If you are between 30 and 40, add 2. Between 40 and 50, add 3. Between 50 and 70, add 4. Over 70, add 5.
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