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Fortune
Alicia Adamczyk

The price do Americans put on an extra year of good health? $200,000

Female doctor and senior woman looking at digital tablet in exam room (Credit: MoMo Productions)

Would you rather have $1 million dollars added to your retirement account or have five healthy years added to your life expectancy?

If you found it difficult to choose, you're not alone. A new report titled Everyday Wealth in America found people are split essentially 50-50 on the choice between health and money. The annual report is produced by Edelman Financial Engines (EFE), and was based on a survey over 3,000 Americans aged 30 and over that asked them to choose between $1 million and five healthy years.

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