arts students will die faster
Oh damn. Boy did I choose the wrong course!(Taken from:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/comp/articleshow?msid=108254)
Your degree decides your lifespan
[ SATURDAY, AUGUST 02, 2003 10:10:23 AM ]
LONDON: To live longer, choose the right degree course. Students of science or engineering have the best chance of living longer, while arts or law students are more likely to have a shorter life, according to research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
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A survey of mortality rates found arts students were 60 per cent more likely to die prematurely than their contemporaries in the sciences.
It said that medical students ran the highest risk of succumbing to an alcohol-related death.
The research was based on the death rates of over 8,000 male students aged between 16 and 29 who attended Glasgow University between 1948 and 1968. Deaths before June 30, 2000 were recorded.
The research recorded that engineering students returned the best health prospects: only 8.92 per cent of the sample had died, while the figures for other courses were 9.25 for scientists, 9.89 for medics, 12.88 for lawyers and as high as 14.81 per cent for arts students.
The reason cited for the higher mortality rate for arts students is that they were less likely to gain a secure and well paying job, making them stressed and malnourished.
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Peter McCarron of the Queen's University of Belfast who conducted the research said subject choices influenced a student's economic position.
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