Table 1 Linked mortality data used for the assessment of the plausibility of old-age mortality estimates by educational attainment (60+), Europe, 1980–2011
Country/region | Period covered by deaths at age 60 and over | Population aged 60 and over at start of interval | % low-skilled | % high-skilled | Source for population at risk | Source of the information on education, linked to the deaths | Death linkage method | Linkage rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland | 1980–2000 | 781,602 | 85.0 | 4.3 | Annual population register, linked to register of aliens | Annual education register (linked to population register) | Deterministic (ID) | 100% |
Lithuania | 2001–2011 | 672,186 | 66.5 | 9.4 | Census 2001 & 2011 | Census 2001 | Deterministic (ID) | 94% |
Switzerland | 1991–2000 | 1,310,978 | 48.5 | 15.0 | Census 1990 & 2000 (& linkage of intercensal survivors) | Census 1990 (& Census 2000 for survivors) | Probabilistic and deterministic (for most discriminant records) | 94% |
Andalusia (Spain) | 2002–2011 | 1,364,081 | 82.3 | 3.9 | Census 2001 & weighted sample Census 2011; updated population register, linked to migration register | Census 2001 | Deterministic (ID) | 98% |