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A growing divide: Trends in social inequalities in healthy longevity in Australia, 2001–20

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  • Kim Qinzi Xu
  • Collin F. Payne

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This study examines two decades of change in social inequalities in life and health expectancy among older adults in Australia, one of the few countries that escaped an economic recession during the global financial crisis. We compare adults aged 45+ across three measures of individual socio-economic position—education, occupation, and household wealth—and use multistate life tables to estimate total life expectancy (TLE) and life expectancy free of limiting long-term illness (LLTI-free LE) based on 20 waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (2001–20). Our findings highlight substantial social disparities in both TLE and LLTI-free LE in Australia. Grouping individuals by household wealth shows striking differentials in LLTI-free LE. We observe widening social disparities in healthy longevity over time by all three measures of socio-economic position. This diverging trend in healthy longevity is troubling against the backdrop of widening income and wealth inequalities in Australia.

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  • Kim Qinzi Xu & Collin F. Payne, 2024. "A growing divide: Trends in social inequalities in healthy longevity in Australia, 2001–20," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 78(2), pages 231-250, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:78:y:2024:i:2:p:231-250
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2023.2241429
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