Table 2.

Mainlander and Taiwanese educational distributions by age and sex in 1990

	Men
	Mainlander			Taiwanese
Age	LT Primary	Prim Grad	MT Primary	LT Primary	Prim Grad	MT Primary
60–64	16	27	57	27	52	20
65–69	22	27	51	40	44	16
70–74	27	24	49	54	36	11
75–79	35	23	42	62	30	8
80–84	41	19	41	68	25	8
85+	43	17	40	77	17	7
Total 60+	22	26	52	42	43	15

	Women
	Mainlander			Taiwanese
Age	LT Primary	Prim Grad	MT Primary	LT Primary	Prim Grad	MT Primary
60–64	31	29	39	62	30	7
65–69	36	24	41	74	21	5
70–74	42	19	38	84	14	3
75–79	51	17	32	88	9	2
80–84	62	14	25	92	6	2
85+	70	12	18	95	4	1
Total 60+	38	24	38	75	20	5

Source: Tabulations from 1990 Census micro-data file.

Note: LT Primary = less than completion of primary (includes illiterate and semi-literate)

Primary Grad = completed primary school (includes those who attended junior high but did not complete)

MT Primary = completed junior high school or higher level of schooling