Menschen, die ihr Haus bis ins hohe Alter weiter vermieten, haben eine kürzere Lebenserwartung (2,3 Jahre kürzer) als diejenigen, die ihr Haus besitzen, und dieser Unterschied lässt sich laut einer australischen Studie nicht vollständig durch ihren sozioökonomischen Status zu Beginn des Lebens erklären über 6.000 Menschen ab 45 Jahren.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/renting-into-older-age-could-impact-your-life-expectancy
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I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/2/e000852
From the linked article:
People who continue to rent their home into older age have a shorter life expectancy than those who own their home, according to Australian researchers who say this gap can’t be fully explained by their socio-economic status earlier in life. The researchers used data from an Australian household income and labour study and for 14 years they followed over 6000 people aged 45 and over. Calculating the life expectancy of the participants, the researchers say total life expectancy at age 65 was 2.3 years shorter for renters compared to homeowners after adjusting for their earlier life circumstances. Female renters were also projected to have just over three years less without significant disability, the researchers say. With renting increasing in Australia, the researchers say it’s important to take into account the potential population health impacts, and also consider if retirement income schemes are fit-for-purpose if fewer people can buy a home before they retire.
The research link is broken so I couldn’t check, but my first guess would be correlation, not causation, and that increasing rents do not lower life expectancy. Less healthy people are more likely to rent because it’s less responsibility and work than home ownership.
If you own your home, you’ve probably had the space, the ideology, and the opportunity to have kids, which Also means you’ve spent more time plugged into the community, which means better support networks, and assurances that if anything happens, that you’ll be taken care of. If you’ve rented, it might mean you’ve had less space, less certainty, invested more in having multiple partners, which then can lead to a greater Rick of Sti’s, and less of a long term commitment to care giving.
I say this as someone raised in a house in the suburbs, and now rents downtown.
And no, this doesn’t mean that religious conservatives are right in that somehow religion makes everything better, as non religious couples who’ve had kids Also experience these benefits.
Security may factor in. If you own the house you have a feeling of security, the house is yours and you can’t be so easily kicked out. Should produce less stress. And stress is a large negative factor for lifespans from what I’ve read.
It’s multi-unit housing with neighbors who smoke.
Might just be the amount of fricking maintenance.
More like non wealthy ppl have shorter life expectancy
It’s because they’re either financially poor, or too stupid to realise they could save money by buying. Either option will lead to low life expectancy.
6000 Ausies, not Americans.