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Table 3 Age specific contributions to changes between 1987 and 2011 in life expectancy in the highest and lowest quartile of equivalent disposable income

From: Widening social inequality in life expectancy in Denmark. A register-based study on social composition and mortality trends for the Danish population

 

Age group

Income quartile

0-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

Total

Men

        

High income

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.8

1.4

2.1

2.0

7.4

Low income

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.0

−0.2

0.6

1.6

3.2

Difference between high and low income

−0.3

−0.1

0.2

0.8

1.6

1.6

0.4

4.2

Women

        

High income

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.5

1.1

1.3

1.1

4.6

Low income

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.4

2.7

4.1

Difference between high and low income

−0.2

−0.1

0.1

0.3

1.0

0.9

−1.6

0.5