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Table 4
Remaining health-adjusted life expectancy (years) at age 25, by income decile and sex, Canada, 1991-2001

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Income decile Men Women
Years 95% confidence interval Years 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Decile 1 (lowest) 37.0 36.4 37.5 42.9 42.4 43.3
Decile 2 40.0 39.5 40.4 45.6 45.2 46.0
Decile 3 43.0 42.6 43.3 48.4 48.0 48.8
Decile 4 43.7 43.3 44.1 49.3 48.8 49.8
Decile 5 46.4 46.0 46.7 49.7 49.2 50.2
Decile 6 46.5 46.1 46.9 51.2 50.7 51.7
Decile 7 47.4 47.1 47.7 50.7 50.2 51.3
Decile 8 48.4 48.0 48.8 51.8 51.1 52.6
Decile 9 49.0 48.6 49.3 52.2 51.7 52.8
Decile 10 (highest) 51.1 50.8 51.4 52.4 51.4 53.4
Difference: Decile 10 minus Decile 1 14.1 13.5 14.8 9.5 8.5 10.6
Source: 1991-2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study; 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey (cycle 1.1).