Fig. 2

Frailty-free and frail life expectancies stratified by socio-economic groups. Frailty-free and frail life expectancies of 50-year-old men and women, stratified by a wealth; b area deprivation; c educational attainment; d marital status; and e wealth and area deprivation quintiles. Wealth is measured by the net household financial wealth quintile. Area deprivation is measured by the English Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile. Education is stratified into less than high school (< 10 years of education), high school (10–11 years) and more than high school (≥ 12 years). Marital status is stratified into married and not married. e contrasts men and women who are in the wealthiest quintile and live in the least deprived area quintile, against men and women who are in the least wealthy quintile and live in the most deprived areas