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Table 3 British Columbia regional average life expectancy at birth by regional socioeconomic status, 2007-2011

From: Life expectancy ranking of Canadians among the populations in selected OECD countries and its disparities among British Columbians

SES category

Total LE0(95% CI)

Male LE0(95% CI)

Female LE0(95% CI)

Low

78.6 (78.0 – 79.3)

76.6 (75.7-77.5)

81.1 (80.4-81.8)

Medium

80.5 (79.8 – 81.1)

78.2 (77.5-78.9)

82.8 (82.0-83.5)

High

82.2 (81.6 – 82.8)

80.2 (79.5-81.0)

84.2 (83.7-84.8)

LE0 Gap between low and high SES

3.6

3.6

3.1

  1. SES: Socioeconomic status.
  2. LE0: Life expectancy at birth.
  3. CI: Confidence interval.