Table 3.
Total active and inactive life expectancies (TLE, ADL and ILE) with 95% confidence intervals, at ages 65, 75 and 85, by sex and education—the PAQUID cohort, 1988–1998
| Ages | Total life expectancy | Active life expectancy | Inactive life expectancy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLE | 95% CI | ALEa | 95% CI | % of TLE | ILEb | 95% CI | % of TLE | ||||
| Men (N=1,453) | |||||||||||
| 65 | 16.12 | 15.44 | 16.79 | 12.84 | 12.25 | 13.42 | (79.6) | 3.28 | 2.95 | 3.61 | (20.4) |
| 75 | 9.52 | 9.13 | 9.90 | 6.11 | 5.75 | 6.47 | (64.2) | 3.41 | 3.11 | 3.71 | (35.8) |
| 85 | 4.82 | 4.53 | 5.11 | 1.81 | 1.56 | 2.05 | (37.5) | 3.01 | 2.73 | 3.29 | (62.5) |
| Women (N=2,031) | |||||||||||
| 65 | 20.67 | 20.10 | 21.25 | 13.17 | 12.71 | 13.63 | (63.7) | 7.50 | 7.04 | 7.97 | (36.3) |
| 75 | 12.65 | 12.23 | 13.08 | 5.51 | 5.21 | 5.82 | (43.5) | 7.14 | 6.75 | 7.53 | (56.5) |
| 85 | 6.76 | 6.41 | 7.11 | 1.12 | 0.97 | 1.28 | (16.6) | 5.64 | 5.27 | 6.00 | (83.4) |
| Low educated (N=1,237) | |||||||||||
| 65 | 17.08 | 16.21 | 17.96 | 11.16 | 10.50 | 11.82 | (65.3) | 5.92 | 5.33 | 6.51 | (34.7) |
| 75 | 10.22 | 9.73 | 10.71 | 4.47 | 4.06 | 4.87 | (43.7) | 5.75 | 5.31 | 6.21 | (56.3) |
| 85 | 5.35 | 5.00 | 5.70 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 1.03 | (15.9) | 4.50 | 4.12 | 4.87 | (84.1) |
| Higher educated (N=2,247) | |||||||||||
| 65 | 18.43 | 17.79 | 19.07 | 13.59 | 13.11 | 14.08 | (73.7) | 4.84 | 4.45 | 5.22 | (26.3) |
| 75 | 11.32 | 10.88 | 11.75 | 6.40 | 6.07 | 6.73 | (56.5) | 4.92 | 4.56 | 5.28 | (43.5) |
| 85 | 6.02 | 5.65 | 6.39 | 1.73 | 1.51 | 1.97 | (28.7) | 4.29 | 3.92 | 4.65 | (71.3) |
aALE, without any or with mild disability
bILE, with moderate or severe disability