ABSTRACT This study describes regional differences in the prevalence of functional difficulty among older persons in the Philippines. Using this measure, the study examines regional variation in disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and investigates the factors associated with this variation. Data are drawn from the 2010 Philippine Census of Population and Housing and the 2010 Philippine regional life tables. Disability-free status is defined as having no functional difficulties and is based on the binary composite of six individual functional difficulties, with no difficulties being contrasted with any difficulty. The Sullivan Method is employed to calculate DFLE and a series of bivariate meta-regression models are used to identify the socioeconomic factors associated with regional variation in DFLE. Results show substantial regional disparity in functional difficulty and DFLE among older men and older women. The population-level socioeconomic indicators associated with regional DFLE include the prevalence of poverty, GDP per capita, urbanisation, doctor to population ratio and level of education among younger adults. Associated indicators based on the older population are level of education among men and women, the labour force participation rate among men and the proportion currently married among women.

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基于菲律宾老年人功能障碍的无残疾预期寿命区域差异相关因素

摘要这项研究描述了菲律宾老年人功能障碍患病率的地区差异。使用这项措施，研究检查了无残疾预期寿命（DFLE）的区域差异，并调查了与该差异相关的因素。数据取自2010年菲律宾人口和住房普查以及2010年菲律宾区域生活表。无残疾状态被定义为没有功能上的困难，并且基于六个独立的功能上的困难的二元组合，没有困难与任何困难形成对比。Sullivan方法用于计算DFLE，一系列双变量元回归模型用于识别与DFLE区域变化相关的社会经济因素。结果显示，老年男性和老年女性在功能障碍和DFLE方面存在很大地区差异。与区域DFLE相关的人口级社会经济指标包括贫困的普遍程度，人均GDP，城市化，医生与人口的比例以及年轻人的教育水平。基于老年人口的相关指标是男子和妇女的受教育程度，男子的劳动力参与率以及妇女中目前已婚的比例。