Table 2

Healthy life expectancy between the ages of 50 and 75 by job strain, sex and occupational position

MenWomen
nHealthy life expectancy
(95% CI)*
nHealthy life expectancy
(95% CI)*
All25 73139 203
  No job strain21 68319.4 (19.2 to 19.6)31 62719.7 (19.5 to 19.9)
  Job strain404817.4 (17.0 to 17.8)757618.1 (17.9 to 18.4)
High grade
  No job strain783920.9 (20.5 to 21.2)699321.1 (20.8 to 21.4)
  Job strain144819.2 (18.5 to 19.9)255320.0 (19.4 to 20.5)
Middle grade
  No job strain909719.7 (19.4 to 20.0)17 49520.2 (20.0 to 20.5)
  Job strain162917.9 (17.3 to 18.6)378518.6 (18.2 to 19.0)
Low grade
  No job strain474717.5 (17.1 to 17.9)713917.7 (17.3 to 18.1)
  Job strain97115.0 (14.4 to 15.7)123815.9 (15.4 to 16.3)
  • *Estimated life years spent in good self-rated health between ages of 50 and 75.