Stats Research Paper
Errion Holness
Statistics
Research Paper
Ms. I
Does the life expectancy of a Chilean man depend on how many children his wife may have?
As tragedy ends, men live longer. Tragic events in a country will lower the amount of children. When people begin to discriminate less, fight less, and unify together, they live longer. I looked at and researched 1 country using the internet and a Gapminder graph. But, does this all tie in together. I’m going to explain some vital points in each data point.
I’m focusing on the South American country of Chile. The color green represents the South American continent. The graph is on a linear scale with the y axis as the life expectancy of a male and the x axis is the amount of babies per woman. The x decreases as the y increases. There is a negative correlation while the graph is on a linear scale. The Gapminder data is from the United Nations and the World Population Prospects. The bubbles are based on the population size. As the graph moves, it begins with a sharp left turn after 10 years and proceed up the Y - axis. At this time, the amount of children women are having is decreasing over time.
Chile was trying to transition into a democracy. In the late 80s through early 90s, they were trying desperately to become a united country. According to Freedomhouse.org, the people peacefully held protests, created unions and political parties. This led to a steady increase in Chilean male lives. Although, women were having less children due to many factors such as them not being respected as much as men or a growing obesity rate.
An article by the World Heart Federation (WHF) claimed that, “In Chile, a survey showed that obesity rose from 6 % to 11% in men and from 14% to 24% in women in just 4 years.” It also went on to connect obesity in Latin American women leading to dangerous cardiovascular diseases along with other risk factors of smoking and hypertension. The WHF also pointed out cardiovascular diseases as the leading cause of death in Latin America. Therefore, women die after being subject to these dangers. Although, the article also pointed out and said, “As we have mentioned above, this increase in obesity levels affect women more than men. Indeed, they tend to sacrifice their health for that of their family, surviving on unhealthy foods while trying to feed their families with better ones.”
According to some 2012-13 Gallup polls, 32% of Chilean women are likely to say they’re treated with respect. 60% of Chilean women answered no when asked if “they believe that women in their country were treated with respect and dignity” 61% of latin americans overall claimed that women aren’t treated with respect and dignity. This may have been a contributing factor to Chilean female obesity because an article by Drexel University hinted at signs of a Compulsive Eating disorder. It said that “They frequently suffer from low self-esteem and depression, hoping food will fill the void, or at least help them escape from feelings of stress, anxiety and anger. Compulsive Eating involves addictive behavior with food.”
In conclusion, I don’t think the life expectancy of a man relates to the amount of children his wife may have. I Although, countries will have their major events, it affects the population as a whole and nothing partially. It’s very difficult to separate the country's event problems from the whole population into gender specific categories. My question was sort of broad because of the extensive data I’d need in regards to fertility rates, male careers, and more.
Video Link: https://www.wevideo.com/view/843714453
https://freedomhouse.org/sites//files/inline_images/Chile.pdf
http://drexel.edu/counselingandhealth/resources/students/body-image/
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2000/03/aninat.htm
http://www.gallup.com/poll/178427/respect-dignity-women-lacking-latin-america.aspx
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