Table 3.

Life Expectancy at Age 50 With and Without Smoking by Education and Gender, Non-Hispanic Whites, National Longitudinal Mortality Study and National Health Interview Survey, 1980s-2006

	Men
	With Smoking				Without Smoking				% Gap due to Smoking
Period	HS & < HS	Some Col.	Col.+	Gap	HS & < HS	Some Col.	Col.+	Gap
1980s	24.2	26.0	28.5	4.3	27.8	28.5	30.2	2.4	44.3
1986-94	26.9	28.9	31.2	4.3	30.7	31.8	32.7	2.0	54.1
1995-98	27.4	29.3	32.0	4.6	30.7	32.0	33.7	3.0	33.8
1999-02	27.7	29.7	32.6	5.0	30.8	32.1	33.8	3.0	40.0
2003-06	28.5	30.4	33.9	5.4	31.5	32.4	35.1	3.6	33.8
	Women
	With Smoking				Without Smoking				% Gap due to Smoking
Period	HS & < HS	Some Col.	Col.+	Gap	HS & < HS	Some Col.	Col.+	Gap
1980s	30.6	32.0	33.1	2.5	32.0	33.6	33.9	1.9	24.7
1986-94	33.4	35.8	36.9	3.5	35.4	37.6	38.3	2.9	18.3
1995-98	32.9	35.4	36.7	3.8	34.9	37.2	38.1	3.1	17.5
1999-02	32.4	34.5	36.2	3.8	34.4	36.7	37.5	3.1	18.9
2003-06	33.0	35.5	37.6	4.6	35.2	37.4	38.7	3.5	24.4

Notes: With smoking refers to estimates based on observed all-cause death rates. Without smoking refers to estimates calculated using death rates from which smoking-attributable mortality has been removed. Gap refers to the difference in life expectancy at age 50 between the college-educated and those with a high school education or less.