Table 1.
Descriptive univariate information on the 2008 CLHLS sample.
| Response | |
| Poor/very poor health (n = 2395, 16.3%) | Very good, good and fair (n = 12,349, 83.7%) |
| Predictors | |
| Level 1:individuals, n = 14,744 | |
| Age | 60–116, mean = 85.7 |
| Gender | Male (6602, 44.8%), female (8142, 55.2%) |
| Education | None-schooling (8819, 59.8%); schooling (5925; 40.2%) |
| Residence | Urban (5904, 40%); rural (8840, 60%) |
| Old-age insurance | Doesn’t have (13,724, 93.1%); have (1020, 6.9%) |
| Total family income (unit: 10k Yuan) | 0–10.00, mean = 2.26 |
| Total family equivalised income | 0–10.00, mean = 1.23 |
| Level 2: province, n = 23 | |
| 2008 Gini coefficient | 27%–74%, mean = 50% |
| Level 2: province, n = 22 (Lagged inequality)a | |
| 2008 Gini coefficient | 27%–66%, mean = 49% |
| 2005 Gini coefficient | 31%–60%, mean = 46% |
| 2002 Gini coefficient | 27%–50%, mean = 45% |
| Mean of 1985–1995 Gini coefficient | 17%–28%, mean = 21% |
a
Note: The 2002 Gini coefficient is calculated from the family per capita income of 2002 CLHLS wave. The 2005 Gini coefficient is the mean of 2002 and 2008 Gini coefficients due to the Gini coefficients in 2005 CLHLS is out of range. The mean of 1985–1995 Gini coefficients was calculated by Xu and Zou (2000). Hainan province is a new survey area in 2008; therefore, there are only 22 provinces in the lagged inequality analysis.