Inequalities in Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy in Australia by Educational Attainment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Summary measures such as quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) are increasingly used to monitor health inequalities. Socioeconomic inequalities in health are well documented in Australia, including inequalities by education. However, estimates for QALE by level of education are lacking for Australia. We aimed to provide QALE stratified by age and sex across levels of educational attainment for the Australian population aged 25 years and above.

Methods

We categorized educational attainment as low (completed year 11 or below), intermediate (completed year 12 and/or other non-tertiary or vocational qualification) or high (completed a bachelor's degree or above). Mean Short-Form Six-Dimension health utility was estimated for sex- and education-specific subgroups f

SUBMITTER: Rodda SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12370855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature