Table 1 Characteristics of the 2001 Belgian Health Interview Survey sample and mortality rate (per 1,000 person-years) during follow-up until 31/12/2010
Distribution in sample | Deaths (N) | Mortality rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
15-49 | 58.28 | 72 | 1.54 | |
50-64 | 21.88 | 159 | 9.37 | |
65-74 | 11.81 | 262 | 31.01 | |
75 or higher | 8.03 | 409 | 88.37 | |
Gender | ||||
Men | 48.81 | 508 | 13.72 | |
Women | 51.19 | 394 | 9.90 | |
Education | ||||
Primary | 15.54 | 342 | 30.94 | |
Lower secondary | 19.11 | 222 | 15.27 | |
Higher secondary | 30.32 | 196 | 8.24 | |
Tertiary | 35.03 | 142 | 5.17 | |
Activity limitations (GALI) | ||||
No limitation | 77.80 | 387 | 6.31 | |
Moderate limitation | 17.15 | 327 | 26.38 | |
Severe limitation | 5.04 | 188 | 60.02 | |
Self-rated health (SRH) | ||||
(Very) good | 74.96 | 367 | 6.21 | |
Fair | 20.62 | 367 | 24.40 | |
(Very) bad | 4.42 | 168 | 61.49 | |