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Inequalities in disability-free life expectancy by social class and area type
— England, 2001-03 | | Author(s) | Chris White, Grace Edgar |
| Journal title | Health Statistics Quarterly, no 45, Spring 2010 |
| Pages | pp 57-80 |
| Source | http://www.statistics.gov.uk |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Chronic illness ; Physical disabilities ; Poverty ; Economic status [elderly] ; Local Authority ; Life expectancy tables ; England. |
| Annotation | Disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) is an important indicator which combines longevity with functional health status. This article examines inequalities in DFLE by socio-economic position in England, and between Local Authorities (LAs) in the deprived 'Spearhead group' and other LAs. Census and vital event data available from the ONS Longitudinal Study were used to calculate estimates of DFLE based on limiting long-term illness or disability status for each Registrar General's Social Class (RGSC) in 2001-03, in England as a whole and within the 'Spearhead group' and non-Spearhead LAs. A predominantly linear relationship was present, with DFLE increasing with rising social class, and the differences observed between people assigned to the professional and unskilled manual social classes were statistically significant and substantial, showing clear social inequality in amount of life, functional health status during those years lived, absolute number, and relative proportion of life spent free from limiting long-term illness or disability. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100517206 A |
| Classmark | CC: CI: BN: W6: F:W: PE: S7: 82 |
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