Table 3.
Total and ADL disability-free life expectancy by level of public religious activity, sex, and selected ages, with 95 % confidence intervals in parentheses
| Level of religious activity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | No affiliation | |
| Males | |||||
| N | 896 | 302 | 225 | 164 | 200 |
| Total life expectancy | |||||
| Age 55 | 24.3 (22.7–25.9) | 23.7 (22.5–24.8) | 22.3 (20.9–23.7) | 21.0 (19.1–22.8) | 22.5 (20.4–24.6) |
| Age 65 | 16.2 (14.9–17.5) | 15.7 (14.7–16.7) | 14.5 (13.4–15.6) | 13.4 (12.0–14.9)* | 14.6 (13.0–16.1) |
| Age 75 | 9.6 (8.6–10.7) | 9.3 (8.5–10.1) | 8.4 (7.6–9.2) | 7.7 (6.7–8.7) | 8.5 (7.4–9.6) |
| Age 85 | 5.2 (4.4–5.9) | 5.0 (4.4–5.6) | 4.4 (3.9–5.0) | 4.1 (3.5–4.7) | 4.5 (3.8–5.2) |
| ADL disability-free expectancy | |||||
| Age 55 | 22.7 (21.2–24.1) | 22.0 (20.9–23.0) | 20.6 (19.3–21.9) | 19.4 (17.6–21.1)* | 20.9 (19.1–22.7) |
| Age 65 | 14.5 (13.3–15.8) | 14.0 (13.1–14.9) | 12.8 (11.8–13.8) | 11.9 (10.5–13.3)* | 13.1 (11.7–14.6) |
| Age 75 | 8.0 (7.1–8.9) | 7.7 (6.9–8.4) | 6.8 (6.0–7.6) | 6.2 (5.3–7.2) | 7.1 (6.0–8.2) |
| Age 85 | 3.6 (2.9–4.3) | 3.4 (2.9–4.0) | 2.9 (2.4–3.5) | 2.7 (2.0–3.3) | 3.2 (2.4–3.9) |
| Females | |||||
| N | 1,157 | 273 | 181 | 178 | 162 |
| Total life expectancy | |||||
| Age 55 | 28.4 (26.6–30.1) | 27.4 (26.1–28.8) | 25.9 (24.5–27.4) | 24.4 (22.7–26.1)* | 26.1 (22.8–29.3) |
| Age 65 | 19.6 (17.9–21.2) | 18.8 (17.6–20.0) | 17.4 (16.2–18.7) | 16.2 (14.8–17.6)* | 17.3 (15.4–19.3) |
| Age 75 | 12.1 (10.6–13.6) | 11.5 (10.4–12.6) | 10.4 (9.4–11.5) | 9.6 (8.5–10.6)* | 10.3 (8.9–11.7) |
| Age 85 | 6.7 (5.5–7.9) | 6.4 (5.5–7.3) | 5.7 (4.9–6.5) | 5.2 (4.5–6.0) | 5.6 (4.6–6.6) |
| ADL disability-free expectancy | |||||
| Age 55 | 24.5 (23.1–25.9) | 23.3 (22.2–24.4) | 22.0 (20.6–23.3) | 20.6 (18.8–22.4)* | 22.1 (19.9–24.2) |
| Age 65 | 15.8 (14.5–17.1) | 14.7 (13.7–15.7) | 13.5 (12.4–14.7) | 12.4 (10.9–14.0)* | 13.7 (11.9–15.4) |
| Age 75 | 8.5 (7.4–9.5) | 7.7 (6.8–8.5) | 6.8 (5.9–7.7) | 6.1 (4.9–7.3)* | 7.0 (5.6–8.4) |
| Age 85 | 3.4 (2.6–4.2) | 3.0 (2.4–3.6) | 2.5 (1.9–3.1) | 2.2 (1.4–2.9) | 2.7 (1.8–3.7) |
* Statistical significance comparing the “never” group with the “often” group using the following criteria: confidence intervals bounding the “never” group do not overlap with confidence intervals bounding the “often” group