Table 3 The mean, standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variation (CV) and skewness (Sk) of longevity and healthy longevity to age 90, for Belgium. Healthy longevity is defined as life spent with no limitations of activities of daily living, obtained from easySHARE data. Mean and SD are in units of years; CV and Sk are dimensionless
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 75 | 55 | 75 | |||
mean | L | 24.5 | 10.1 | 27.9 | 11.8 | |
HL | 20.6 | 7.6 | 22.2 | 7.9 | ||
SD | L | 9.4 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 5.1 | |
HL | 7.6 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||
CV | L | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.40 | |
HL | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 0.41 | ||
Sk | L | -0.75 | -0.38 | -1.34 | -0.89 | |
HL | -0.80 | -0.28 | -1.35 | -0.51 | ||