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Determinants of educational inequalities in disability-free life expectancy between ages 35 and 80 in Europe
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Abstract Socioeconomic inequalities in disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) exist across all European countries, yet the driving determinants of these differences are not completely known. We calculated the impact on educational inequalities in DFLE of equalizing the distribution of eight risk factors for ... view more
Socioeconomic inequalities in disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) exist across all European countries, yet the driving determinants of these differences are not completely known. We calculated the impact on educational inequalities in DFLE of equalizing the distribution of eight risk factors for mortality and disability using register-based mortality data and survey data from 15 European countries for individuals between 35 and 80 years old. From the selected risk factors, the ones that contribute the most to the educational inequalities in DFLE are low income, high body-weight, smoking (for men), and manual occupation of the father. Potentially large reductions in inequalities can be achieved in Eastern European countries, where educational inequalities in DFLE are also the largest.... view less
Keywords
educational inequality; disability; life expectancy; Europe; risk; socioeconomic factors; mortality
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Free Keywords
EU-SILC 2010; EU-SILC 2014
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1-10
Journal
SSM - Population Health, 13 (2021)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100740
ISSN
2352-8273
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed