[Active life expectancy in Germany].
Using the method of multistate life-tables, the article presents results on active life expectancy on the basis of the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP). Different determinants of mortality and morbidity are revealed by event-history analysis. Results show that men live a greater proportion of their lives without disability than do women. Results on the association between mortality/morbidity and socio-economic factors suggest that studies which usually focussed either on mortality or on morbidity cannot fully explain differences in active life expectancy.
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Institut für Soziologie, Universität Heidelberg. thomas.klein@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
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