Table 6.
Relative four‐year mortality probability of low‐educated compared with high‐educated, conditional on prevalence
| Prevalence in 2002–03 | Aged 55–69 | Aged 70–84 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRS | ELSA | HRS | ELSA | ||
| Stroke | Yes | 1.00 | 1.84 | 1.37 | 1.26 |
| No | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.33 | |
| Diabetes | Yes | 1.10 | 1.52 | 1.23 | 1.39 |
| No | 1.25 | 1.60 | 1.39 | 1.35 | |
| Lung disease | Yes | 1.58 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.14 |
| No | 1.24 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 1.33 | |
| Cancer | Yes | 1.36 | 2.32 | 1.58 | 1.43 |
| No | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.37 | 1.32 | |
| Moderate disability | Yes | 1.29 | 1.59 | 1.19 | 1.25 |
| No | 0.96 | 1.11 | 1.28 | 1.23 | |
| Severe disability | Yes | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.13 | 1.56 |
| No | 1.16 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.16 | |
| ALL | ‐ | 1.32 | 1.63 | 1.38 | 1.36 |
Note: ELSA sample is weighted. ‘Moderate disability’ is defined as reporting four or more limitations (out of 22). ‘Severe disability’ is defined using an alternative threshold of eight limitations.