Norman, P orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-1625, Exeter, D, Shelton, N et al. (2 more authors) (2022) (Un-) healthy ageing: Geographic inequalities in disability-free life expectancy in England and Wales. Health and Place, 76. 102820. 102820-. ISSN 1353-8292
Abstract
Health expectancies are an indicator of healthy ageing that reflect quantity and quality of life. Using limiting long term illness and mortality prevalence, we calculate disability-free life expectancy for small areas in England and Wales between 1991 and 2011 for males and females aged 50–74, the life stage when people may be changing their occupation from main career to retirement or alternative work activities. We find that inequalities in disability-free life expectancy are deeply entrenched, including former coalfield and ex-industrial areas and that areas of persistent (dis-) advantage, worsening or improving deprivation have health change in line with deprivation change. A mixed health picture for rural and coastal areas requires further investigation as do the demographic processes which underpin these area level health differences.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Healthy ageing; Disability-free life expectancy; Deprivation; Time trends; England and Wales; Inequalities |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Centre for Spatial Analysis & Policy (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Health Foundation 3110790 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jun 2022 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2022 11:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102820 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188211 |