Chinese are 8 years older than real age
Thursday May 17, 2012 08:36:52 PM,
IANS
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Beijing:
A survey in China has found the Chinese are ageing faster. An
average Chinese is 8.2 years older than his or her real age while
men have a poorer health than women.
According to Pingan Insurance, a major insurer in the country,
more than 90 percent of the 6,000 individuals surveyed
overestimated their health conditions, Shanghai Daily reported
Thursday.
It also found people working in the IT, advertising, news media
and business consulting industries scoring very low in physical
and mental health. The top scorers, however, were freelancers,
educators and those working in the finance industry.
Among the respondents, food safety was the top concern, followed
by high medical costs.
The results have been drawn from 6,000 samples of people aged
18-64 in 57 cities across China, said Pingan in its report.
About 70 percent of the surveyed people admitted working under
considerable pressure, while 38 percent said they were working too
hard for money while compromising on health concerns.
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