The Difference Between 5’9” and 5’10”: 1 Inch and $30,000

According to the Charlotte Observer , a Duke University study analyzed data from 22,000 online daters and found that when women choose which men to contact there was a correlation between height and income: “[T]he study showed a 5-foot-9-inch man needs to make $30,000 more than a 5-foot-10-inch one to be as successful in the dating pool.”

(Via: Carpe Diem / Boing Boing )

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