Key points from article :
1 in 4 want to live more than 100 years – about the same chance as someone born in the 1990s.
1 in 6 want to live less than 80 years – less than current average life expectancy.
After adjusting for self-reported happiness and health results did not depend on age, gender or education.
Having fewer negative expectations distinguishes people who want to live beyond current levels of life expectancy.
Telephone survey of over 1600 young to middle-aged adults in the USA.
The study was published in the Ageing & Society journal.
COMMENT: It would be interesting to see the results if given the option of youthful physical and mental ability – this tends to have a massive affect on longevity desires.
