From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Jeff  wrote:   
   >People who live near airports and have to hear the noise of planes taking   
   >off and landing are up to 60 percent more likely to die than people who live   
   >elsewhere.   
      
   This is false.  100% of all people die.  No matter WHERE you are, you are   
   very likely to die at some point.   
      
   > The rate of fatal heart attacks is 18 percent higher. The rate of   
   >crime related deaths and suicide is double. There are twice as many fatal   
   >accidents in people who are over age 75. - from www.odd-info.com   
      
   Compared with people in neighborhoods of similar composition and income?   
   Or compared with the population overall?  Since areas around airports tend   
   to be industrial and lower income housing, you'd have to do some correction.   
   --scott   
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra.  C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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