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. 2019 Apr 25;75(7):e105–e112. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbz046

Table 3.

Total Life Expectancy, Dementia Life Expectancy, and Dementia-Free Life Expectancy by Race and Education at 65, HRS 2000–2014 (Markov Chain Estimation: IMaCh Software)

Blacks Without a high school diploma With a high school diploma Some college or more
Total e(x) 14.36 15.84 17.53
(SE = .304) (SE = .49) (SE = .59)
DemLE(x) 3.77 2.31 1.65
(SE = .159) (SE = .19) (SE = .2)
DemFLE(x) 10.59 13.52 15.88
(SE = .23) (SE = .42) (SE = .54)
Whites Without a high school diploma With a high school diploma Some college or more
Total e(x) 15.76 17.77 18.07
(SE = .18) (SE = .17) (SE = .17)
DemLE(x) 2.15 1.34 1.00
(SE = .068) (SE = .05) (SE = .04)
DemFLE(x) 13.61 16.44 17.83
(SE = .15) (SE = .16) (SE = .17)

Note: DemFLE(x) = dementia-free life expectancy, DemLE(x) = dementia life expectancy.