Table 1.
Estimated remaining life expectancy in years at age 35 by race/ethnic group and sex
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Men
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| Life Expectancy | Advantage1 | Life Expectancy | Advantage | |
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| US-born non-Hispanic white | 47.60 (47.3 – 47.9) | -- | 41.67 (41.5 – 41.9) | -- |
| US-born Mexican-American | 49.52 (48.9 – 50.1) | 1.92 (1.8 – 2.1) | 42.48 (42.5 – 43.6) | 0.81 (0.5 – 1.2) |
| US-born other Hispanic | 46.03 (45.0 – 45.9) | −1.57 (−1.2 – −1.9) | 41.27 (40.8 – 41.7) | −0.40 (−0.8 – 0.0) |
| Foreign-born Mexican-American | 50.71 (50.4 – 51.0) | 3.11 (3.0 – 3.3) | 43.81 (43.2 – 44.4) | 2.14 (1.8 – 2.5) |
| Foreign-born other Hispanic | 50.58 (49.8 – 50.4) | 2.98 (2.8 – 3.3) | 44.39 (44.0 – 44.8) | 2.72 (2.3 – 3.1) |
Notes: Estimated with hazard regression using NHIS pooled samples 1990 – 2004. 95% confidence intervals in parentheses. Mexican-Americans respond as being of Mexican origin. Other Hispanics are all Hispanics not of Mexican origin
1
In years at age 35 compared with US-born non-Hispanic whites