What are your chances of dying in 4 years?
A new mortality test designed for people aged 50 and over aims to predict just that. The higher your score, the higher your risk of dying.
The test is just 12 questions in length. It takes about 60 seconds to complete. And yet it still has an accuracy of roughly 81%.
If you’re younger than age 50, the test will have less relevance for you. Nevertheless, it’s interesting to answer the questions to see what you score.
The test has already received some criticism because it omits some questions that seem obvious and includes questions that seem less relevant.
For instance, you receive a 1-point penalty if you have “Difficulty pushing or pulling large objects like a living room chair because of a health problem.”
If you’d like to read the complete article and review all 12 questions, go here:
“Turned 50? Fail this test and you might not see 54″
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I find this test interesting, yet have a few concerns. It seems as though the person taking the test could be scared into making a lifestyle change. While I think it is good for everyone to take responsibility for their lifestyle choices and make healthy changes, I am concerned that it could lead to choices made for the wrong reason.
In my experience, any time a change is made due to fear, it is not a lasting change. It is not made with the right ‘heart’ motives and will eventually lead to a relapse into old behaviors as the fear wears away.
The other thing that bothers me somewhat is that there are so many things that aren’t taken into account in this little survey that it seems like another of those things that is a time-waster. Rather than worrying about the outcome of a test that may be able to tell you how much life you have left to live, the time could be better spent LIVING LIFE.
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