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. 2019 Mar 1;127(3):037001. doi: 10.1289/EHP3556

Table 2.

Summary of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics in 29 urban and 60 rural counties of Zhejiang Province.

Mean (SD) Definition Sources Unit Urban counties Rural counties
Male Percent population of males Population Census Office and National Bureau of Statistics of China (2012) % 51.5 (46.5) 51.2 (50.6)
Children Percent population <15y of age   % 12.0 (2.6) 12.7 (3.3)
Elderly Percent population >65y of age % 9.3 (2.3) 10.6 (1.9)
Education Average years of schooling year 9.7 (1.2) 8.1 (0.5)
Primary industry employment Percent population employed in primary industry (agriculture, forestry and fisheries) % 7.3 (7.1) 26.8 (16.0)
Hospital beds Number of hospital beds per 104 people /104 people 88.0 (74.8) 32.4 (14.7)
Air conditioner Number of air conditioners per household Hangzhou Statistical Bureau (2013) /household 1.7 (0.2) 1.2 (0.2)
GDP Gross domestic product per capita 103 RMB 87.1 (43.2) 58.5 (31.5)