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Republicans are 26 percent less likely to report being in poor health than Democrats.Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health came to this conclusion after analyzing data from the 1972 to 2006 General Social Surveys, while controlling for sex, age, income, education, race, religiosity and marital status. One of the reasons for this discrepancy could be that Democrats (like our current President) are 15 percent more likely to smoke.
Studies in other industrialized nations have also suggested those with conservative political philosophies are more healthy.
Republicans have taken their lumps at the polls lately, but winning the good-health race is nothing to cough at. Then again, we're not totally convinced Rush Limbaugh is the picture of health.
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Monday 16 March
By The Dradle
this story validates what we all have known for decades: democrats are more fun to hang out with than republicans. Conservative political philosophies and better health? who wants to live to be 90 the old fashioned way when I have stem cells? (thanks, democrats!)
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Monday 16 March
By Mpllmp
I find that very hard to believe. The Republicans I know are overweight, drink like fish and smoke like chimneys. Most of the Democrats I know are complete health nuts. I'm thinking this information is grossly incorrect.
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