GABRIEL B.

GONZAGA
7 FERMI

GRADE

The result of the mini survey is as follows:

Female +4
Urban Residence over 2 000 000 -2
Job with regular heavy labor +3
Live with spouse/friend +5
Easygoing a follower +3
Happy +1
Immediate family under 50 has cancer, heart disease,
diabetes -4
10 to 29 pounds overweight -2
30 to 39 years old +2
The candidate for this survey is my mother, Ma. Monina B.
Gonzaga. She is a 39 year-old female and she lives in the city of
Manila. She is a full-time housewife and her daily routine involves
cooking, grocery shopping, cleaning the whole house, tending the
plants, and picking up the kids from school. She lives with my
father, my brothers, and my sister. Some of her immediate family
has had heart disease and diabetes. Upon the interview, she says
that she is living a satisfying and happy life.
The computation of the life expectancy is:
72 + 4 + (-2) + 3 + 5 + 3 + 1 + (-4) + (-2) + 2 = 82 years
old

2. Factors affecting life expectancy

It must be noted that there are several factors that
determine a persons life expectancy aside from her/his current
age. Some of these factors are lifestyle and health, natural
habitat, and work environment.
Lifestyle and Health
Lifestyle or a typical way of life could affect an individual's
health and life expectancy. An imbalanced diet or bad eating
habits might cause a person to develop chronic diseases, such as
diabetes and hypertension. Obesity also causes an individual to
experience health problems and could lead to diseases and risky
conditions including high cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease.
Natural Habitat
An individual's natural habitat, the house or apartment
where the person lives, also can affect an individual's health.
People who live close to manufacturing facilities or industrial
settings are more likely to be exposed to chemicals and other
hazardous substances. People living in the city are more prone to
health issues caused by the pollution.
Work Environment

Occupational pollution can affect an individual's health. For

example, workers could suffer from the extreme noise that
production equipment generates or harsh chemicals used in
cleaning processes. There are work environments where
employees are sitting down most of their time and sitting for
prolonged periods of time endanger their health.
3. Based on the results of the mini survey, I do not have any
doubts on the life expectancy predicted by Wallen Chinsky and
Wallaces list because it covers the major factors which affect life
expectancy namely, lifestyle, natural and workplace environment.
How long your parents lived does not necessarily affect how long
you will live. Instead it is how you live your life that determines
how old you will get, which is mostly down to how you live each
day of your life and all the choices that you will make.