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. 2021 Sep 12;15:100921. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100921

Table 4.

Dementia, dementia-free, total life expectancy at age 65 by gender for combinations of early-life, young adult, and later-life socioeconomic status.

N Dementia Dementia-free Total % of Years Impaired.
Male
3 SES Disadvantages
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 133 2.62 11.82 14.44 0.18
(0.29) (0.57) (0.54) (0.02)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 35 0.84 20.15 20.99 0.04
(0.20) (0.72) (0.74) (0.01)
2 SES Disadvantages
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 161 2.07 11.68 13.76 0.15
(0.26) (0.45) (0.46) (0.02)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 107 0.68 19.53 20.21 0.03
(0.16) (0.62) (0.64) (0.01)
1 SES Disadvantage
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 84 1.93 12.65 14.58 0.13
(0.22) (0.50) (0.49) (0.01)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 271 0.62 20.48 21.10 0.03
(0.14) (0.59) (0.59) (0.01)
0 SES Disadvantage
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 65 1.95 12.45 14.40 0.14
(0.30) (0.52) (0.53) (0.02)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 865 0.60 20.53 21.13 0.03
(0.12) (0.55) (0.54) (0.01)
Female
3 SES Disadvantages
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 285 3.06 15.03 18.09 0.17
(0.28) (0.42) (0.48) (0.01)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 27 1.19 20.02 21.22 0.06
(0.25) (0.75) (0.81) (0.01)
2 SES Disadvantages
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 361 2.57 15.62 18.19 0.14
(0.24) (0.48) (0.52) (0.01)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 69 0.90 20.80 21.70 0.04
(0.18) (0.85) (0.92) (0.01)
1 SES Disadvantage
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 161 2.55 16.24 18.79 0.14
(0.28) (0.40) (0.45) (0.01)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 205 0.85 21.56 22.42 0.04
(0.19) (0.68) (0.75) (0.01)
0 SES Disadvantage
 Less than HS, <25th wealth quartile 98 2.58 16.40 18.98 0.14
(0.29) (0.38) (0.44) (0.01)
 College, >75th wealth quartile 747 0.86 21.92 22.78 0.04
(0.15) (0.59) (0.61) (0.01)

Note: 18,201 respondents (7807 Male and 10,394 Female adults) from HRS 2000–2016. Results from 100,000 Simulations are shown. Bootstrapped standard errors are in parentheses.