In a life table the proportion of individuals surviving in an age class is given by A) n_x B) d_x C) l_x D) q_x E) e_x

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The proportion of individuals surviving in an age class in a life table is typically denoted by $l_x$, which represents the number of individuals surviving to age x from a hypothetical cohort. The symbols in the other options do not conventionally represent this concept.

In a Life Table the Proportion of Individuals Surviving in an Age