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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: Demogr Res. 2009;21:503–534. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.17

Table 5. Proportions active (1999 & 2001) and overall mortality (2000) used as inputs in the intercensal method, US, both sexes combined.

exact age x Π(x, 1999) Π(x+2, 2001) nqx (2000)
65 0.87609 0.86708 0.03037
67 0.86819 0.86906 0.03590
69 0.85219 0.84669 0.04216
71 0.83519 0.82160 0.04980
73 0.82684 0.79093 0.05958
75 0.81417 0.82322 0.07025
77 0.77641 0.75590 0.08283
79 0.76045 0.71198 0.09915
81 0.70216 0.66378 0.11846

Source: 1999 & 2001 National Health Interview Survey (proportions active); Human Mortality Database (overall mortality).