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Subjective length of life of European individuals at older ages: Temporal and gender distinctions
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLOS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 3, p e0229975 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020.
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Abstract
- This paper examines how older individuals living in 9 European countries evaluate their chances of survival. We use survey data for the years 2004 and 2015 to construct population-level gender-specific subjective length of life (or subjective life expectancy) in people between 60 and 90 years of age. Using a specially designed statistical approach based on survival analysis, we compare people's estimated subjective life expectancies with those actually observed. We find subjective life expectancies to be lower than actual life expectancies for both genders in 2004. In 2015 men become more realistic in the sense that their subjective life expectancy is close to what was actually observed, while women retain their subjective expectations of a shorter than actual life expectancy. These results help to better understand how people might construct diverse decisions related to their remaining life course.
- Subjects :
- Male
Health Status
Surveys
Developmental psychology
Geographical Locations
Elderly
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
050207 economics
10. No inequality
Aged, 80 and over
Sex Characteristics
Multidisciplinary
Greece
Statistics
05 social sciences
Middle Aged
Europe
Italy
Research Design
Physical Sciences
Medicine
Female
Construct (philosophy)
Psychology
Research Article
Sex characteristics
Clinical Research Design
Geriatric care
Science
Longevity
Research and Analysis Methods
03 medical and health sciences
Life Expectancy
Population Metrics
0502 economics and business
Humans
European Union
Statistical Methods
Survival analysis
Aged
Survey Research
Population Biology
Extramural
Biology and Life Sciences
Survival Analysis
Remaining life
Age Groups
Geriatrics
People and Places
Life expectancy
Survey data collection
Population Groupings
Mathematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLOS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....06ec160f41270c3f5735af2bc35f6c2b