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Table 4 Disability-Free Life Expectancy at age 25 (DFLE25), DFLE25 inequalities by educational level (gap) and Composite Inequality Indices (CII) of DFLE25 in the non-migrant population in 2001, 2011 and change over time (Δ), Belgium

From: Evolution of educational inequalities in life and health expectancies at 25 years in Belgium between 2001 and 2011: a census-based study

Educational level

DFLE25, 2001

DFLE25, 2011

Δ DFLE25

P value

Ineq, 2001

Ineq, 2011

Change Ineq, abs

Change Ineq, %

P value

Male

GAPS

 Low

36.34

37.02

0.68

0.3994

6.51

10.47

+ 3.96

+ 61%

< 0.001

 Mid

41.40

42.05

0.65

0.4056

1.45

5.44

+ 3.99

+ 275%

< 0.001

 High

42.85

47.49

4.65

< 0.001

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CIIs

 CII, Abs.

.

.

.

.

3.39

5.85

+ 2.46

+ 73%

0.001

 CII, Rel.

.

.

.

.

8.7%

14.0%

+ 5.3%

+ 61%

0.003

Female

GAPS

 Low

39.32

35.54

−3.78

< 0.001

9.30

13.44

+ 4.14

+ 45%

0.0042

 Mid

43.37

42.98

−0.40

0.6733

5.24

6.00

+ 0.76

+ 15%

0.5979

 High

48.62

48.98

0.36

0.7396

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CIIs

 CII, Abs.

.

.

.

.

5.97

7.19

+ 1.22

+ 20%

0.191

 CII, Rel.

.

.

.

.

14.3%

17.1%

+ 2.8%

+ 20%

0.148