Table 3

Working hours-adjusted healthy working life expectancy (HWLE) in years at ages 50 and 60, GSOEP from 2001–2005 to 2016–2020 by gender and educational level (CASMIN classification)

Women
2001–20052006–20102011–20152016–2020
AgePersonsHWLE (95% CI)HWLE (95% CI)HWLE (95% CI)HWLE (95% CI)
50Total4.52 (4.42 to 4.62)4.97 (4.86 to 5.08)5.97 (5.86 to 6.07)6.88 (6.78 to 6.98)
Educational level
1 lowest3.00 (2.77 to 3.24)2.57 (2.27 to 2.87)2.93 (2.64 to 3.22)3.48 (3.19 to 3.76)
2 low4.07 (3.90 to 4.23)4.56 (4.35 to 4.76)5.12 (4.91 to 5.34)5.96 (5.71 to 6.21)
3 intermediate5.04 (4.82 to 5.25)5.29 (5.08 to 5.50)6.32 (6.13 to 6.51)7.09 (6.91 to 7.27)
4 high5.49 (5.20 to 5.78)5.98 (5.68 to 6.28)7.25 (7.00 to 7.50)8.09 (7.87 to 8.32)
5 highest6.72 (6.38 to 7.05)7.18 (6.86 to 7.50)7.89 (7.60 to 8.17)8.47 (8.21 to 8.73)
60Total0.62 (0.58 to 0.67)0.84 (0.78 to 0.90)1.26 (1.20 to 1.32)1.77 (1.71 to 1.83)
Educational level
1 lowest0.57 (0.47 to 0.66)0.53 (0.39 to 0.66)0.73 (0.58 to 0.87)0.82 (0.66 to 0.99)
2 low0.48 (0.43 to 0.54)0.72 (0.63 to 0.82)1.11 (1.01 to 1.21)1.38 (1.25 to 1.51)
3 intermediate0.66 (0.56 to 0.77)0.86 (0.74 to 0.98)1.26 (1.15 to 1.37)1.87 (1.76 to 1.98)
4 high0.83 (0.69 to 0.97)1.08 (0.90 to 1.26)1.60 (1.44 to 1.77)2.25 (2.10 to 2.40)
5 highest1.27 (1.09 to 1.46)1.58 (1.37 to 1.78)2.04 (1.86 to 2.22)2.41 (2.25 to 2.57)
Men
50Total7.54 (7.43 to 7.65)7.91 (7.78 to 8.03)8.90 (8.79 to 9.02)9.36 (9.25 to 9.46)
Educational level
1 lowest5.76 (5.35 to 6.17)4.79 (4.24 to 5.34)6.17 (5.71 to 6.63)6.51 (6.18 to 6.84)
2 low6.74 (6.57 to 6.91)7.21 (7.00 to 7.42)7.97 (7.76 to 8.17)8.56 (8.34 to 8.78)
3 intermediate8.50 (8.23 to 8.78)8.34 (8.06 to 8.61)9.32 (9.09 to 9.56)9.57 (9.36 to 9.78)
4 high8.23 (7.97 to 8.49)8.32 (8.06 to 8.58)9.64 (9.41 to 9.86)10.22 (10.01 to 10.44)
5 highest9.82 (9.57 to 10.07)10.30 (10.06 to 10.54)10.89 (10.68 to 11.11)10.91 (10.70 to 11.13)
60Total1.40 (1.35 to 1.46)1.72 (1.64 to 1.79)2.15 (2.08 to 2.22)2.35 (2.28 to 2.42)
Educational level
1 lowest1.00 (0.84 to 1.17)1.00 (0.73 to 1.28)1.50 (1.22 to 1.79)1.06 (0.86 to 1.27)
2 low1.03 (0.96 to 1.11)1.46 (1.35 to 1.58)1.81 (1.69 to 1.92)2.11 (1.98 to 2.25)
3 intermediate1.81 (1.64 to 1.99)1.99 (1.81 to 2.18)2.35 (2.18 to 2.51)2.47 (2.33 to 2.61)
4 high1.68 (153 to 1.83)1.66 (1.49 to 1.82)2.36 (2.20 to 2.51)2.43 (2.28 to 2.59)
5 highest2.51 (2.35 to 2.66)2.73 (2.58 to 2.89)2.99 (2.84 to 3.13)3.12 (2.98 to 3.26)
  • Notes: The values in parentheses of the 95% CI refer to the lower and upper limits of the CI.

  • Educational classification according to CASMIN (Comparative Analysis of Social Mobility in Industrial Nations).

  • GSOEP, German Socio-Economic Panel study.