The Aloha State’s secrets to happiness and longevity...

[whtviper1]

I also wonder if the numbers get skewed in this case: You are 71 years old - you get some sort of condition whether it be cancer or something that is isn't treated well in Hawaii - or is going to require some long-term care. You can't afford the long-term care on Hawaii so you bolt to the mainland - you die 2 years later, who gets the death statistic?

[McFrostyJ]

Originally Posted by whtviper1

I also wonder if the numbers get skewed in this case: You are 71 years old - you get some sort of condition whether it be cancer or something that is isn't treated well in Hawaii - or is going to require some long-term care. You can't afford the long-term care on Hawaii so you bolt to the mainland - you die 2 years later, who gets the death statistic?

One of the reasons I asked the question is that it lists "exemplary health care". I wondered if this is really true and on all the islands?

[kakers]

Originally Posted by WannabeCPA

Kakers,

I realize NYC is just a small portion of the state geographically but doesn't NYC (and suburbs) contain the majority of the state's population? That's why I logically thought of NYC when life expectancy was mentioned. Simply because it has the majority of people living in NY. If this was a thread on natural beauty of a state than of course I wouldn't be thinking of NYC as the only part of New York state. I've always wanted to visit NYC as I've never been to the Northeast and I'm sure it's very different from Hawaii or the west coast. If I ever do visit New York, besides visiting NYC, I'll make sure to also take in the beauty of the countryside

As of the 2012 census, NYC has a population of 8,336,697, and NY State a population of 19,570,261. Granted, that doesn't take into accound the suburbs but there's not a significant amount of NYC suburbs in the state or in general. The geography if a bit wonky. NYC itself is a bit sprawling, with the multiple burroughs. The only things that are suburbs of the city that are actually within NY state are Long Island and Westchester county. Everything west of the city is in NJ. Everything north of Long Island is Connecticut.

I suppose that nearly half of the population living in NYC could skew things, though.

I do hope that you visit upstate NY in addition to the city. Just know that it will take some planning and extra time, because of what I said about the geography of the NYC area, it's pretty far removed from everything else in the state. The catskills would be the easiest place to visit from the city, it's about 2.5 hours drive. To Niagara Falls is around 6.5, to the finger lakes around 5, and the the Adirondacks 4.5.

~Katy