Inequalities in health expectancies at older ages in the European Union: findings from the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F11%3A10109295" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/11:10109295 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.117705" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.117705</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.117705" target="_blank" >10.1136/jech.2010.117705</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Inequalities in health expectancies at older ages in the European Union: findings from the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

Original language description

Aims To compare European countries with respect to a wide range of health expectancies based on more specific measures that cover the disablement process in order to better understand previous inequalities. Methods Health expectancies at age 50 by genderand country using Sullivan's method were calculated from the Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe Wave 2, conducted in 2006 in 13 countries, including two from Eastern Europe (Poland, the Czech Republic). Health measures included co-morbidity, physical functional limitations (PFL), activity restriction, difficulty with instrumental and basic activities of daily living (ADL), and self-perceived health. Cluster analysis was performed to compare countries with respect to life expectancy at age 50 (LE50) and health expectancies at age 50 for men and women. Results In 2006 the gaps in LE50 between countries were 6.1 years for men and 4.1 years for women. Poland consistently had the lowest health expectancies, however measured, and Swit

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AO - Sociology, demography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK

Publication year

2011

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

ISSN

0143-005X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

65

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

1030-1035

UT code for WoS article

000296143300013

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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