percent of medicare users with 4+ chronic medical conditions [OC]Submitted by RompingOtter t3_116itjy in dataisbeautiful
Elmodogg t1_j96uu26 wrote
Ok, so these are all people over 65 (although disabled people are eligible for Medicare, too), but there's a big difference between a 65 year old and an 85 year old in terms of likelihood of chronic medical problems.
I wonder if the Medicare populations in the blue areas are older in general than the Medicare populations in the other areas? The older you get, the more likely you may be to head south for warmer weather.
atmsillini t1_j96zizk wrote
Also a seems to be a correlation with obesity
edgeplot t1_j978dp4 wrote
And poverty, whether rural or urban.
shockingdevelopment t1_j971kwo wrote
Why do old Americans go east?
deeptull t1_j96wqcx wrote
Blue areas (on this map) have lower life expectancy. The average age should be lower, so it is likely the exact opposite of your thesis.
TecumsehSherman t1_j96zblo wrote
douglasg14b t1_j97arls wrote
> Where is your data coming from?
And per your link, they are right? The south east does have lower life expectancy.
TecumsehSherman t1_j97avqy wrote
Yeah, I was just asking.
Elmodogg t1_j9887z8 wrote
I don't think average life expectancy of the general population would have anything to do with this. This is just looking at the Medicare population, and who has more chronic conditions.
The average life expectancy in a particular area is impacted by how many people die before they even reach Medicare age, right?
See:
deeptull t1_j98aq3c wrote
Presumably poor health leads to (or means) more complications/conditions and early morbidity. A bit of a vicious cycle
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