Table 6. Total, disability-free, and disabled life expectancy by gender and living arrangement for non-Hispanic whites at age 50: Population-based estimates: Status-based estimates with initial health state being disabled.
| Gender | Living Arrangement | TLE | SE | DFLE | SE | DLE | SE | DFLE(%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Couple only | 29.2 | (0.45) | 23.0 | (0.59) | 6.2 | (0.29) | 78.8 | |||
| Couple with children/others | 27.6 | (0.71) | a | 20.6 | (0.75) | a | 7.0 | (0.53) | 74.6 | ||
| Single only | 27.1 | (0.75) | a | 19.7 | (0.94) | a | 7.4 | (0.41) | a | 72.7 | |
| Single with children/others | 25.3 | (0.72) | ab | 17.6 | (0.81) | ab | 7.6 | (0.55) | a | 69.6 | |
| Nursing home | 14.3 | (0.96) | a | 2.8 | (0.66) | a | 11.5 | (0.73) | a | 19.6 | |
| Women | Couple only | 34.4 | (0.44) | 27.4 | (0.46) | 7.0 | (0.24) | 79.7 | |||
| Couple with children/others | 31.2 | (0.95) | a | 23.9 | (0.82) | a | 7.3 | (0.52) | 76.6 | ||
| Single only | 33.2 | (0.48) | 24.6 | (0.57) | a | 8.6 | (0.28) | a | 74.1 | ||
| Single with children/others | 27.6 | (0.54) | ab | 17.9 | (0.67) | ab | 9.8 | (0.51) | ab | 64.9 | |
| Nursing home | 15.8 | (0.85) | a | 2.2 | (0.40) | a | 13.6 | (0.73) | a | 13.9 |
Note. TLE = total life expectancy. DFLE = disability-free life expectancy. DLE = disabled life expectancy. %DFLE = the proportion of disability-free life expectancy over total life expectancy. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. Data from Health and Retirement Study.
a = statistically significant difference compared to “Couple only” (p < .05)
b = statistically significant difference between Couple and Single for “only” and “with children/others” living arrangements separately (p < .05)