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Updated at 11:12 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hawaii tops in baby boomer life expectancy

Advertiser Staff

Hawai'i's baby boomers have the highest life expectancy compared to other states, according to a Web site that caters to the aging population.

The state's average life expectancy for baby boomers was 92.15, according to Eons.com. The ranking was based on data collected from more than 650,000 people nationwide who visited the site and completed a longevity calculator that is tailored specifically for boomers, a generation that was born following the end of World War and continued into the early to mid 1960's.

The Web site noted the life expectancy for baby boomers is different than the average life expectancy for the entire U.S. population, which it said was 78.1 years.