Bad news, guys. The chances of making it to 100 are much greater
if you're a woman. The 2010 Census found 80% of the 53,364
people age 100 and older are women, according to a report out
today. For every 100 centenarians, only 20.7% were men. The
overall number of centenarians has increased 5.8% since 2000.
What helps the women? The largest study of centenarians in this
country, the New England Centenarian Study, suggests that women
handle age-related diseases better than men. But among men who
do survive to 100, they seem better able to function than the
women. The Census report finds the men were more likely to be
living with others in a household (43.5%) while women are more
likely to be living in a nursing home (35.2%). The Census report
also finds: The report also shows that centenarians were less
diverse than the rest of the population. Nearly 83% of
centenarians are white, compared to about 72% in the total
population. Nearly 6% (5.8%) are Hispanic compared to the 16.3%
of Hispanics who make up the tota