Healthy Life Expectancy in North Carolina, 1996-2000

By Buescher, Paul A., Ph. D.

Book Id: WPLBN0000076119
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Healthy Life Expectancy in North Carolina, 1996-2000
Author:	Buescher, Paul A., Ph. D.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Buescher, Ph. D, P. A. (n.d.). Healthy Life Expectancy in North Carolina, 1996-2000. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
Objectives: Life tables have traditionally been used to estimate life expectancy at birth and at other ages. This study combines the life table methodology with measures of morbidity or ill health to calculate healthy life expectancy for the population of North Carolina. Methods: We use 1996-2000 mortality data to calculate life expectancies for North Carolinians and then add 1993-2000 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to estimate, by age, average years of life remaining in good perceived health, in good physical health, in good mental health, and without activity limitation. These estimates are produced for the total population, males, females, whites, minorities, white males, white females, minority males, and minority females.

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