[Kay]

Bunk. I don't believe this data for a second. Quite the opposite.

[tamu]

I don't believe this data for a second

i'm with you kid, this study hardly controls for enough effects to reach the conclusion that they do!

[Bounceback]

""Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young." – Fred Astaire

Apparently Fred Astaire was speaking of early retiring Boeing employees.

Yet, according to a recent report issued by the National Institute on Aging, the life expectancy for Americans who have reached the age of 65 is now on average an additional 18 years. 35 million people in the United States are 65 or older, and by 2030, it is estimated that the over-65 group will consist of 70 million American people.

[Demosthenes]

maybe boeing is just that stressful. My grandfather is 85 and still works....and just celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary....gimmie that kind of longevity any day....

[FITZ]

Same here. I think this is completely made up. People who continue working ---like my grandfather did until he was 84 live longer and healthier lives. I know people who retired early, ran out of money and do nothing but sit watching TV until they die, those who keep working have money to travel and stay active.

[Republic If You Can Keep It]

Does anyone know whether Boeing published this, or if it came from an outside source?

If this is based on the actual mailing of pension checks, ending at a person's death, the data are hard to dismiss.