More variation in lifespan in lower educated groups: evidence from 10 European countries | Zendy

Alyson van Raalte | Zendy; Anton E. Kunst | Zendy; Patrick Deboosere | Zendy; Mall Leinsalu | Zendy; Olle Lundberg | Zendy; Pekka Martikainen | Zendy; Bjørn Heine Strand | Zendy; Barbara Artnik | Zendy; Bogdan Wojtyniak | Zendy; Johan P. Mackenbach | Zendy

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More variation in lifespan in lower educated groups: evidence from 10 European countries

Author(s) -

Alyson van Raalte,

Anton E. Kunst,

Patrick Deboosere,

Mall Leinsalu,

Olle Lundberg,

Pekka Martikainen,

Bjørn Heine Strand,

Barbara Artnik,

Bogdan Wojtyniak,

Johan P. Mackenbach

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyr146

Subject(s) - life expectancy , demography , variation (astronomy) , longevity , gerontology , census , medicine , population , sociology , physics , astrophysics

Whereas it is well established that people with a lower socio-economic position have a shorter average lifespan, it is less clear what the variability surrounding these averages is. We set out to examine whether lower educated groups face greater variation in lifespans in addition to having a shorter life expectancy, in order to identify entry points for policies to reduce the impact of socio-economic position on mortality.

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