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. 2009 Dec 17;9:471. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-471

Table 1.

RLE at age 60 and gender gaps by periods and socioeconomic factors, 1999-2006

Sexes/Periods or groups Male Female Gender gap
RLE 95%CI RLE 95%CI RLE 95%CI
Periods:
 1999-2002 18.8 17.9 - 19.6 25.2 24.4 - 25.9 6.4 5.3 - 7.6
 2003-2006 19.7 18.8 - 20.5 26.9 26.2 - 27.6 7.2 6.1 - 8.4
 1999-2006 19.2 18.6 - 19.8 26.1 25.5 - 26.6 6.9 6.1 - 7.7

Education
 Primary or less 18.4 17.6 - 19.3 26.2 25.7 - 26.8 7.8 6.8 - 8.8
 Secondary or higher 20.4 19.3 - 21.4 25.2 22.9 - 27.4 4.8 2.4 - 7.3

Household head status
 No 15.7 14.2 - 17.1 22.0 20.9 - 23.1 6.3 4.5 - 8.1
 Yes 19.7 19.0 - 20.3 26.7 26.2 - 27.3 7.0 6.2 - 7.9

Living with spouse
 No 13.5 11.8 - 15.2 25.7 24.9 - 26.4 12.2 10.4 - 14.0
 Yes 21.4 20.6 - 22.2 27.4 26.5 - 28.3 6.0 4.8 - 7.2

Living with grand-/children
 No 18.5 16.9 - 20.0 26.8 25.4 - 28.1 8.3 6.2 - 10.4
 Yes 18.4 17.7 - 19.2 25.0 24.4 - 25.6 6.6 5.6 - 7.5

Wealth index quintiles
 Poorest 15.7 14.0 - 17.5 26.1 24.9 - 27.4 10.4 8.2 - 12.5
 Poorer 17.0 15.7 - 18.3 25.4 24.2 - 26.6 8.4 6.6 - 10.2
 Middle 19.5 18.1 - 20.8 25.1 23.9 - 26.2 5.6 3.8 - 7.3
 Richer 20.8 19.6 - 21.9 27.0 25.9 - 28.1 6.2 4.7 - 7.8
 Richest 20.9 19.5 - 22.2 26.6 25.3 - 27.9 5.7 3.9 - 7.6

National poverty line
 Under 7.6 5.3 - 9.9 15.4 12.9 - 17.9 7.8 4.4 - 11.3
 Beyond 20.0 19.4 - 20.6 26.9 26.4 - 27.5 6.9 6.1 - 7.8

International poverty line
 Under 12.6 10.8 - 14.3 21.2 19.5 - 23.0 8.6 6.2 - 11.2
 Beyond 20.1 19.4 - 20.7 26.7 26.2 - 27.3 6.6 5.8 - 7.5