Table 2.
Prevalence of good self-rated health (SRH), independence in mobility and activities of daily living (ADL) by education for age groups 75–84, 85–94 and 95+
| Education | 75–84 years old | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLSA | NorLAG | SWEOLD | ||||||
| Basic | Higher | Basic | Higher | Basic | Higher | |||
| SRH % | ||||||||
| Good | 57.5 | 70.5 | 51.6 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 60.7 | ||
| Mobility % | ||||||||
| Independent | 90.2 | 93.4 | 52.0 | 58.7 | 47.0 | 60.1 | ||
| ADL % | ||||||||
| Independent | 93.4 | 95.9 | 96.7 | 97.9 | 89.4 | 94.7 | ||
| Education | 85–94 years old | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLSA | Vitality 90+ (2010) | Vitality 90+ (2014) | SWEOLD | |||||
| Basic | Higher | Basic | Higher | Basic | Higher | Basic | Higher | |
| SRH % | ||||||||
| Good | 58.6 | 53.9 | 23.4 | 31.8 | 23.9 | 35.4 | 42.4 | 48.4 |
| Mobility % | ||||||||
| Independent | 78.8 | 78.1 | 39.6 | 52.0 | 44.5 | 53.9 | 20.9 | 47.2 |
| ADL % | ||||||||
| Independent | 81.9 | 82.6 | 77.7 | 83.3 | 76.3 | 80.8 | 67.6 | 82.8 |
| Education | 95+ years old | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality 90+ (2010) | SWEOLD | SE-COOP | ||||||
| Basic | Higher | Basic | Higher | Basic | Higher | |||
| SRH % | ||||||||
| Good | 15.5 | 18.8 | 45.0 | 60.5 | 79.3 | 80.4 | ||
| Mobility % | ||||||||
| Independent | 17.1 | 33.3 | 10.5 | 22.7 | 31.2 | 44.2 | ||
| ADL % | ||||||||
| Independent | 58.0 | 73.3 | 62.1 | 70.2 | 50.4 | 66.7 | ||