Fig. 3

Estimated survival by self-rated health status at the time of interview at ages 40, 60 and 80 years. Note that smoothed lines are plotted for better visualization and results are same as the step function. (a) Age at interview 40 years, white male, self-respondent, (b) Age at interview 60 years, white male, self-respondent, (c) Age at interview 80 years, white male, self-respondent, (d) Age at interview 40 years, white female, self-respondent, (e) Age at interview 60 years, white female, selfrespondent, (f) Age at interview 80 years, white female, self-respondent