"Puzzled researchers call it the ''Hispanic Paradox'': On average, U.S. Hispanics lead longer lives than non-Hispanics, despite having less access to healthcare and higher rates of poverty."
There are many possible reasons for this to be the case, including inaccurate census data, but my favorite hypothesis espoused is that of the benefits of "simpatia" (which I would probably refer to as "cariño"). Latinos are more outwardly loving and affectionate to one another, and that produces health and psychological benefits. There's a somewhat poorly written article in the Miami Herald here . It's not the New York Times, but in NYC I don't think you're going to see many cariñoso people.
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