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En español | The rich are different. They not only have more money but also may live longer, new research suggests. A recent study, published in the JAMA Health Forum, assessed a group of 5,414 participants and found that those who had accumulated a higher net worth at midlife had a significantly lower risk of dying in the following 24 years. The study was particularly significant in that it included twins and siblings and found the same results — meaning that the lower mortality rate for wealthier people was unlikely to be caused by early-childhood influences or heredity alone.

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The research was part of an ongoing study, “Midlife in the United States (MIDUS),” which dates back to 1994, at the University of Wisconsin. The original national MIDUS sample group consisted of 7,000 people ages 25 to 74. They were asked detailed information about their work and family lives as well as their worries and concerns. The sample included siblings of many respondents, including twins. One of the questions in the original study was a springboard for the new study published in JAMA this month, and it dealt with net worth — the value of all your assets minus your debts. The question: “Suppose you (and your spouse or partner) cashed in all your checking and savings accounts, stocks and bonds, real estate, sold your home, your vehicles and all your valuable possessions. Then suppose you put that money toward paying off your mortgage and all your other loans, debts and credit cards. Would you have any money leftover after paying your debts, or would you still owe money?" The authors of the study — there are nine, led by Eric D. Finegood — concluded that wealth did play a part in longevity, albeit a modest one. “We observed a 1 percent absolute difference in the probability of survival after nearly 24 years between family members who differed by approximately $139,000 in net worth at midlife,” the paper states. (The median net worth in the sample is $122,000.) The findings were similar among siblings and twins. The difference could widen if the gap between high-income and low-income people grows, the study's authors say. According to the Urban Institute, in 1992, those in the lowest 10 percent of net worth in the U.S. had a zero net worth, compared with $600,000 for those in the top 90 percent. As of 2016, those in the bottom 10 percent owed $950 and those in the top 90 percent had $1.2 million. "Over the past 30 years, the wealth gap between the high-income and low-income people in the U.S. has widened through policies and practices that have diverted a substantial and increasing share of wealth from the lower- and middle-income groups to the affluent group. Such redistribution may have implications for longevity patterns in the coming decades."

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