Social inequalities in disability-free life expectancy in the French male population, 1980-1991.
We calculate aggregate indicators of population health for occupational groups to gauge changes in health disparities during the 1980-1991 period. The study is based on the experiences of French adult men in three major occupational classes: managers, manual workers, and an intermediary occupational group. Life table models show that managers have longer life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) than manual workers, and a shorter life expectancy with disability. The concurrent increases in life expectancy and DFLE during the period maintained the occupational disparities in health; the years lived with disability, however, declined for all groups, as for the entire French population.
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Equipe Démographie et Santé, Centre Val d'Aurelle, Parc Euromédecine, 34298 Montpellier 05, France. cambois@valdorel.fnclcc.fr
Robine
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Hayward
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D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012923:Social Class