This is interesting overview of the data and hypotheses as to the cause:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/h...pans-of-the-rich-and-the-poor-is-growing.html
From further on, the new number is 87.2. Thus, for planning purposes, many of the males on this board are looking at 37.2 years of life expectancy at age 50--although we still haven't completely closed the gap with the gals. This implicates withdrawal rates, perhaps, and adds additional fuel to the fire of how to fix social security (discussed in passing in the article)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/h...pans-of-the-rich-and-the-poor-is-growing.html
New research released on Friday contains even more jarring numbers. Looking at the extreme ends of the income spectrum, economists at the Brookings Institution found that for men born in 1920, there was a six-year difference in life expectancy between the top 10 percent of earners and the bottom 10 percent. For men born in 1950, that difference had more than doubled, to 14 years.
For women, the gap grew to 13 years, from 4.7 years.
From further on, the new number is 87.2. Thus, for planning purposes, many of the males on this board are looking at 37.2 years of life expectancy at age 50--although we still haven't completely closed the gap with the gals. This implicates withdrawal rates, perhaps, and adds additional fuel to the fire of how to fix social security (discussed in passing in the article)