Income differences in partial life expectancy between ages 35 and 64 from 1988 to 2017: the contribution of living arrangements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic differences in mortality among the working-age population have increased in several high-income countries. The aim of this study was to assess whether changes in the living arrangement composition of income groups have contributed to changing income differences in life expectancy during the past 30 years.

Methods

We used Finnish register data covering the total population to calculate partial life expectancies between ages 35 and 64 by income quartile in 1988-2017. The contribution of living arrangements to these differences was assessed by direct standardization. Decomposition methods were used to determine the extent of life expectancy differences due to external (accidental, violent and alcohol-related) causes of death.

Results

The life exp

SUBMITTER: Knop J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10263265 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature