Desigualdades sociales en salud en población mayor: una aportación desde la salud pública al debate sobre el retraso de la edad de jubilación en Espa˜na

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the inequalities in life expectancy in the Spanish population over the age of 65 according to educational level. METHOD: Cross sectional study on the Spanish population aged 65 years and over. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy were calculated combining mortality, heal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Martín Roncero, Unai, Domínguez-Rodríguez, Antía, Bacigalupe de la Hera, Amaia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/30900
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/30900
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:aged
España
esperanza de vida
factores socioeconomicos
life expectancy
poblacion mayor
socioeconomic factors
Spain
Descripción
Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To analyse the inequalities in life expectancy in the Spanish population over the age of 65 according to educational level. METHOD: Cross sectional study on the Spanish population aged 65 years and over. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy were calculated combining mortality, health and population data. RESULTS: People aged 65 and over with a lower educational level had shorter lives, with fewer years of good health and more years of poor health. Women lived longer, but with proportionally more years of poor health. DISCUSSION: Social inequalities in health must be considered in the current debate on delaying the age of retirement.