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Table 2
Remaining life expectancy at age 25 and percent expected to survive to age 75, by income decile and sex, Canada, 1991-2001

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Income decile in 1991 Men Women
Years 95% confidence interval Years 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Remaining life expectancy at age 25
Decile 1 (lowest) 48.6 48.4 48.9 56.5 56.2 56.7
Decile 2 49.5 49.3 49.8 57.0 56.8 57.2
Decile 3 51.1 50.9 51.3 58.2 58.0 58.4
Decile 4 52.1 51.9 52.3 59.1 58.9 59.3
Decile 5 52.9 52.7 53.1 59.4 59.2 59.6
Decile 6 53.2 53.0 53.3 59.8 59.5 60.0
Decile 7 53.8 53.6 54.0 59.9 59.7 60.1
Decile 8 54.4 54.2 54.5 60.1 59.9 60.3
Decile 9 54.8 54.6 54.9 60.6 60.3 60.8
Decile 10 (highest) 56.0 55.8 56.2 61.0 60.8 61.1
Difference: Decile 10 minus Decile 1 7.4 7.1 7.7 4.5 4.2 4.8
Percent expected to survive to age 75 % from to % from to
Decile 1 (lowest) 51.2 50.4 52.1 69.4 68.7 70.1
Decile 2 53.6 52.7 54.5 73.1 72.4 73.8
Decile 3 58.7 58.0 59.5 76.6 75.9 77.2
Decile 4 61.7 61.0 62.4 78.9 78.3 79.5
Decile 5 64.2 63.5 64.9 80.1 79.5 80.7
Decile 6 65.4 64.7 66.1 80.8 80.2 81.4
Decile 7 67.3 66.6 67.9 81.7 81.1 82.3
Decile 8 69.1 68.4 69.7 82.0 81.4 82.6
Decile 9 70.9 70.3 71.5 83.4 82.8 83.9
Decile 10 (highest) 74.6 74.0 75.1 84.4 83.9 85.0
Difference: Decile 10 minus Decile 1 23.3 22.3 24.3 15.0 14.2 15.9
Source: 1991-2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.