Life expectancy inequalities in the elderly by socioeconomic status: evidence from Italy

Table 10 Association between mortality risk and socioeconomic characteristics

	Coefficient	Exp(coef)	SE	Pr(>\|z\|)
Unmarried	0.1380	1.1479	0.1244	0.2673
Separated	−0.1913	0.8259	0.2751	0.4869
Divorced	0.4657	1.5931	0.2861	0.1035
Widowed	0.0785	1.0817	0.1027	0.4444
North-East	0.2076**	1.2308	0.1018	0.0413
North-West	0.1930*	1.2129	0.0989	0.0509
South & Islands	0.0265	1.0269	0.0902	0.7688
Self-employed	−0.3066***	0.7360	0.1008	0.0024
Farmer	−0.2600**	0.7711	0.1025	0.0112
Edu. lower secondary	−0.2263**	0.7975	0.1126	0.0444
Edu. upper secondary	0.0951	1.0998	0.1051	0.3654
Medium ab. to make ends meet	−0.1691**	0.8444	0.0752	0.0244
High ab. to make ends meet	−0.575***	0.5626	0.1880	0.0022

Model stratified by cohorts, gender, and typology of pension. Model 4c
Reference categories are: “Married” for marital status, “Center” for geographical area of residence, “Employee (blue+white collar)” for former occupational status, “Primary or none” for educational level, “Low ability” for household financial situation. Significance legend: (***) = 99%; (**) = 95%; (*) = 90%. Source: elaborations on AD-SILC data

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