中国人口自评健康期望寿命研究

Perceived Health Expectancy in China

目的分析我国15岁以上人口健康期望寿命并比较城乡和性别之间的健康寿命差异。方法利用2003年全国第三次卫生服务调查家庭户成员自评健康数据,采用Sullivan方法分析其健康和存活状况,比较健康期望寿命的性别差异和城乡差异。结果女性的平均期望寿命和健康期望寿命都高于男性,但健康期望寿命在余寿中的比例较低。城市人口的健康期望寿命高于农村人口,其健康期在余寿中的比例也高于农村。结论自评健康指标有利于比较不同社会群体之间健康寿命之间的差异;减小和消除城乡之间的差异是提高我国总人口健康期望寿命的有效途径。

Objective To calculate the perceived health expectancy in china and to compare gender difference and urban-rural difference in health expectancy. Methods Based on the data of the third National Health Service Survey in China, Sullivan method is used to calculate health expectancy. Results Life expectancy and health expectancy of female are longer than male, while the percentage of healthy duration in life expectancy of female is lower than male. Health expectancy of urban population is longer than rural population;the percentage of health duration in life expectancy is also higher than rural population. Conclusion Perceived health is an useful index of comparing health expectancy of different social groups. Diminishing and elimination of urban-rural difference is an effective way to improve the health of the total population in China.