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hey_there_kitty_cat t1_iqnyo0c wrote

Reply to comment by MarleyandtheWhalers in [OC] Median age difference between US Senators and the US population (1950-2022) v2 by JolietJakeLebowski

I'm just surprised median age has stayed relatively stable. Guess we're finding ways to keep people alive as fast for oldies and babies at the same rate, so banging and dying at a relative equilibrium for the moment. That's pretty cool.

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CalgaryChris77 t1_iqoryu7 wrote

Are you reading this graph wrong? The median age is climbing consistently for over 50 years.

Compared to other western countries it’s been a less steep climb though.

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hey_there_kitty_cat t1_iqpkowv wrote

I meant the main line that was the point of the post, median difference. And how the other lines go up, but the difference is relatively similar, hence more babies surviving and old people surviving, so we going to the moon!

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Bayoris t1_iqqk5ub wrote

That line represents the age difference between the median person and median senator. You seem to have interpreted it as the difference between old people and babies.

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hey_there_kitty_cat t1_iqqo926 wrote

I... what you're saying is right, but I feel like we're saying the same thing on completely different levels. Old people and babies are consistently living longer now, people together are living longer. Hence upward trends of living, but yet the age gap of average age and senator age is staying pretty stable. That's pretty interesting, although I guess we're way beyond the actual post at this point.

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eh17368 t1_iqutbtp wrote

Largely because of so many young immigrants the US receives

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JasonKim100 t1_iqp0hlh wrote

The difference is staying relatively stable because the median age for both senators and the US population are rising.

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