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Religions > Atheism |
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"Nomen Nescio" |
| Date: |
14 Jan 2004 11:50:04 AM |
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centenarian primate rank |
Statistics about people who live to be 100 or more:
16 percent are black (The general population is only 12 percent black).
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Centenarians
in the United States
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging
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P23-199
U.S. Census Bureau
100 or older. At about 16 percent,
Blacks made up the second largest
group of centenarians. This com-
pares with 76 percent and 12 per-
cent, respectively, of the total
population.
www.census.gov/prod/99pubs/p23-199.pdf
The majority of centenarians in 1990 were also non-Hispanic White, account- ing for 78 percent of those aged 100 or older
www.census.gov/prod/99pubs/p23-199.pdf
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 69.1
USA QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html
Black or African-American centenarian ratio
16/12 = 1.33
non-Hispanic White centenarian ratio
78/69 = 1.13
Chimp/orangutan/gorilla centenarian ratio
0/1 = 0
rhesus monkey/squirrel monkey centenarian ratio
0/1 = 0
Chimps
may live to be 40 years old in the wild, and over 50 in captivity. ...
Worlds Oldest Chimp
In his youth, CHEETA the chimpanzee was a top banana in Hollywood. He appeared in Tarzan movies in the 1930s and 40s. Now 71, hes back in the spotlight. The Guinness world records book just declared him the worlds oldest chimp.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/wr/article/0,17585,447375,00.html
How long do orangutans live?
In the wild orangutan live up to 45 years old or more. The longest living orangutan in captivity was a male called Guas who lived to 58.
http://www.orangutan.org.uk/history/habitat.php
Gorgeous holds the record for the oldest living female gorilla. The oldest documented living gorilla was a male who died at the age of 54 at the Philadelphia Zoo.
The average life span for a gorilla is 20 to 30 years in the wild and 30 to 40 years in captivity.
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,125007596,00.html
rhesus monkeys typically live about 24 years and sometimes up to 40, squirrel monkeys typically live about 19 years but may live for 28.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000BC08E-5B8C-1D2B-97CA809EC588EEDF
centenarian primate rank
1. highest = Black or African-American
2. upper middle = non-Hispanic White
3. lower middle = Chimp/orangutan/gorilla etc..
4. lowest = rhesus monkey/squirrel monkey etc..
It seems the higher up the PRIMATE ladder the higher the number and ratio of centenarians
It seems nature has blessed the African-American with longevity
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