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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Econ Ageing. 2014 Dec 1;4:114–125. doi: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2014.08.002

Table 5.

Education and Cognitive Gaps in Urban and Rural Areas

CHARLS SAGE
Male Female Gap Male Female Gap
Rural Rural
Education 5.68 2.24 −3.44 Education 4.83 2.68 −2.15
 Recall −0.27 0.04 0.31  Recall −0.19 −0.04 0.15
 Serial 7s 0.30 −0.46 −0.77  Digits −0.07 −0.42 −0.35
 Orientation −0.09 −0.32 −0.23  Animals 0.07 −0.67 −0.74
Urban Urban
Education 8.70 5.81 −2.89 Education 8.41 6.30 −2.11
 Recall −0.04 0.28 0.31  Recall −0.10 0.34 0.45
 Serial 7s 0.22 −0.04 −0.25  Digits 0.33 0.24 −0.09
 Orientation 0.21 0.23 0.02  Animals 0.52 0.18 −0.35