Renters burdened by unaffordable housing costs may be at a higher risk of dying sooner, according to a new study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.
An individual paying 50% of their income toward rent in 2000 was 9% more likely to die over the next 20 years compared with someone paying 30% of their income toward rent, according to the study from researchers at Princeton University and the U.S. Census Bureau’s Center for Economics Studies. Someone paying 70% of their income toward rent, meanwhile, was 12% more likely to die.
“We were surprised by the magnitude of the relationship between costs and mortality risk,” said Nick Graetz, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University and the study’s lead author. “It’s an especially big problem when we consider how many people are affected by rising rents. This isn’t a rare occurrence.”
Up next: “You can’t afford rent, therefore you’re at risk for premature death. So we’ll be increasing how much you pay for health insurance.”
Rent is now a preexisting condition.
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Extortionate landlords aren’t going to be influenced by an excessive risk of premature death among extorted tenants.
Extortionate landlords are only going to care about a study that finds extortionate landlords have an excessive risk of premature death.
Do landlords offer health insurance where you live?