Disability free, disabled and total life expectancy in men and women aged 65–69, by alternative definitions of disability, 1987–1991
| Men | Women | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability free expectancy (y) | Disabled life expectancy (y) | Total | % of total expectancy that is disabled | Disability free expectancy (y) | Disabled life expectancy (y) | Total | % of total expectancy that is disabled | ||
| Activity of daily living disability and/or cognitive impairment | |||||||||
| Social class I+II | 14.0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 18.7 | 17.0 | |
| Social class III–V | 11.6 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 17.2 | 19.9 | |
| Social class III | 12.1 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 17.6 | 18.6 | |
| Social class IV+V | 10.5 | 1.9 | 12.4 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 16.7 | 23.2 | |
| Activity of daily living disability only (ignoring cognitive impairment) | |||||||||
| Social class I+II | 14.4 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 3.7 | 16.7 | 2.1 | 18.7 | 11.0 | |
| Social class III–V | 12.3 | 0.8 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 17.2 | 13.1 | |
| Severe disability (Need for constant care)3-150 | |||||||||
| Social class I+II | 14.6 | 0.4 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 17.9 | 0.9 | 18.7 | 4.6 | |
| Social class III–V | 12.7 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 16.3 | 0.9 | 17.2 | 5.2 | |
| Poor self assessed health | |||||||||
| Social class I+II | 14.4 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 0.7 | 18.7 | 3.8 | |
| Social class III–V | 12.1 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 7.5 | 15.9 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 7.2 | |
↵3-150 Needing constant care (that is, bedfast or chairfast or unable to get to or use the toilet or severely mentally impaired).