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    The American dream may help the poorest among us live longer. Here's why

    by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times Jan 24, 2020 4 minutes

    For Americans who live in communities where prospects for economic advancement are scant, life is not only bleak - it's shorter too.

    New research has found that people who live in counties with more opportunities to improve their lot in life can expect to live longer than those who live in counties where it's virtually impossible to get ahead.

    The "longevity gap" between rich and poor Americans is already well known. Once they reach the age of 40, American men with household incomes in the top 25% can expect to live 45 more years, on average. But 40-year-old men in the bottom 25% have an average life expectancy of just 36 years.

    The gap for women is smaller, but still significant. A

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