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HEALTH EXPECTANCIES IN BELGIUM RESULTS FROM THE 2001 CENSUS
H. Van Oyen (ISP) S. Demarest (ISP) PJ. Miersman (ISP) P. Deboosere (VUB) V. Lorant (UCL) REVES
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OBJECTIVE Describe the health status of Belgian
population by gender and region self perceived health longstanding morbidity disability by severity REVES
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DATA Mortality: 2001 Health:census 2001
Life table: last closed interval yrs Health:census 2001 Postal N = , aged 5 yrs+ Response rate : 98% REVES
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Health questions Subjective health How is your health in general?
very good/good versus fair/bad/very bad REVES
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Health questions Chronic morbidity
Do you suffer from one or more longstanding diseases, chronic conditions or handicaps? yes versus no REVES
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Health questions Disability
Are you restricted in your daily activities due to this (these) illness(es), chronic condition(s) or handicaps? continously severe disability every now and then moderate disability seldom or not REVES
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Health expectancy indicators
Healthy life expectancy: HE Morbidity Free life expectancy: MFLE Disability Free life expectancy: DFLE Life expectancy with moderate disability: MDLE Severe disability: SDLE REVES
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Estimation method Sullivan
Variance: part due to mortality and part due to survey Prevalence 0-4 yrs = 5-9 yrs REVES
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Prevalence of different health indicators in selected age groups, Census 2001, Belgium
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Healthy life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium
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Morbidity free life expectancy, Census 2001, Belgium
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Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability, Census 2001, Belgium Males Females REVES
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Gender differences in life expectancy (LE), healthy life expectancy (HE), morbidity free life expectancy (MFLE), disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability at ages 0 and 65 years, Census 2001, Belgium REVES
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Health expectancy indicators by gender and region, Census 2001, Belgium
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Difference in life expectancy and health expectancy indicators in women between the Flemish and Walloon Region, Census 2001, Belgium REVES
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Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability by provinces, Census 2001, Belgium REVES
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CONCLUSION Regional differences Gender differences Shorter life
Less years of life in good health More years of life in ill health Gender differences Less years of life in ill health REVES
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Evolution of Life expectancy (LE), Disability free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with disability (DLE) and moderate (MDLE) and severe (SDLE) disability , Belgium DLE MDLE LE DFLE SDLE REVES
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