life expectancy Flashcards
what is life expectancy?
Life expectancy refers to how long on average a person born in a given year can expect to live
has life expectancy increased or decreased?
increased
what was life expectancy in 1900?
M- 50
F- 57
what was life expectancy in 2013?
M- 90.7
F- 94
what are examples of class differences in life expectancy?
Working class men in manual jobs have lower a lower life expectancy than middle
class professional men.
➢ People in the North have a lower life expectancy than those in the south – more WC
population.
➢ Walker (2011) – WC more likely to die 7 years earlier than MC. If you do not have a
disability you have a higher life expectancy of 17 years
what are examples of gender differences in life expectancy?
women have a longer life expectancy than men
what is an example of a regional difference between life expectancy?
People in the North have a lower life expectancy than those in the south – more WC
population.
what is the impact of an increasing life expectancy?
an aging population
