Remaining life expectancy among older people in a rural area of Vietnam: trends and socioeconomic inequalities during a period of multiple transitions

Table 1 RLE at age 60 and gender gaps by periods and socioeconomic factors, 1999-2006

Sexes/Periods or groups	Male		Female		Gender gap
	RLE	95%CI	RLE	95%CI	RLE	95%CI
Periods:
1999-2002	18.8	17.9 - 19.6	25.2	24.4 - 25.9	6.4	5.3 - 7.6
2003-2006	19.7	18.8 - 20.5	26.9	26.2 - 27.6	7.2	6.1 - 8.4
1999-2006	19.2	18.6 - 19.8	26.1	25.5 - 26.6	6.9	6.1 - 7.7
Education
Primary or less	18.4	17.6 - 19.3	26.2	25.7 - 26.8	7.8	6.8 - 8.8
Secondary or higher	20.4	19.3 - 21.4	25.2	22.9 - 27.4	4.8	2.4 - 7.3
Household head status
No	15.7	14.2 - 17.1	22.0	20.9 - 23.1	6.3	4.5 - 8.1
Yes	19.7	19.0 - 20.3	26.7	26.2 - 27.3	7.0	6.2 - 7.9
Living with spouse
No	13.5	11.8 - 15.2	25.7	24.9 - 26.4	12.2	10.4 - 14.0
Yes	21.4	20.6 - 22.2	27.4	26.5 - 28.3	6.0	4.8 - 7.2
Living with grand-/children
No	18.5	16.9 - 20.0	26.8	25.4 - 28.1	8.3	6.2 - 10.4
Yes	18.4	17.7 - 19.2	25.0	24.4 - 25.6	6.6	5.6 - 7.5
Wealth index quintiles
Poorest	15.7	14.0 - 17.5	26.1	24.9 - 27.4	10.4	8.2 - 12.5
Poorer	17.0	15.7 - 18.3	25.4	24.2 - 26.6	8.4	6.6 - 10.2
Middle	19.5	18.1 - 20.8	25.1	23.9 - 26.2	5.6	3.8 - 7.3
Richer	20.8	19.6 - 21.9	27.0	25.9 - 28.1	6.2	4.7 - 7.8
Richest	20.9	19.5 - 22.2	26.6	25.3 - 27.9	5.7	3.9 - 7.6
National poverty line
Under	7.6	5.3 - 9.9	15.4	12.9 - 17.9	7.8	4.4 - 11.3
Beyond	20.0	19.4 - 20.6	26.9	26.4 - 27.5	6.9	6.1 - 7.8
International poverty line
Under	12.6	10.8 - 14.3	21.2	19.5 - 23.0	8.6	6.2 - 11.2
Beyond	20.1	19.4 - 20.7	26.7	26.2 - 27.3	6.6	5.8 - 7.5

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