Differences in life expectancy by SES, sex and remoteness, NSW, 2001 and 2012. Differences in life expectancy by SES, sex and remoteness, NSW, 2001 and 2012. (A) Differences in modelled life expectancy between SES quintile 5 (top quintile) and SES quintiles 1–4, for males and females in major city areas, 2001 and 2012. (B) Sex differences in modelled life expectancy (female estimates minus male estimates) by SES–remoteness strata, 2001 and 2012. (C) Differences in modelled life expectancy between major city areas and rural/remote areas by SES quintile (data permitting), 2001 and 2012. Error bars represent 95% credible intervals. Alexandre S Stephens et al. BMJ Open 2017;7:e013227 ©2017 by British Medical Journal Publishing Group