Table 2.
Regression variables description.
| Name | Unit | Mean (sample size 26,561) | Mean (sample size 6011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHS variable | |||
| Insurance | 1 if insured, 0 if not | 0.29 | 0.48 |
| Key RHS variables | |||
| Open degree 1 | Index for Open Door Policy, prov/year, dummy of Open Degree 1 | 0.28 | 0.23 |
| Open degree 2 | Dummy of Open Degree 2 | 0.57 | 0.65 |
| Collective Index 1 | Index of Collective enterprises reforms, Dummy of Collective 1 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
| Collective Index 2 | Dummy of Collective 2 | 0.35 | 0.24 |
| SOE | SOE = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.19 | 0.30 |
| Collective | Collective = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.13 | 0.24 |
| Other units | Other units = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.52 | 0.32 |
| Unemployed | Unemployed(seeking job) = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Retired | Retired = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Housewife | Housewife = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Student | Student = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Others with no work | Others with no work = 1, otherwise = 0 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| RHS control individual variables | |||
| registration | 1 if registered urban,0 if rural | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| age | Individual age | 36.68 | 37.25 |
| gender | 1 if male; 0 if female | 0.56 | 0.59 |
| Number of HH roasters contributed to income | # of person in the person's household who contributes to household income | 4.00 | 3.85 |
| edulevel | 0 none,1 primary school,2 junior high, 3 high school,4 middle technical or vocational degree,5 university or college,6 master or higher | 1.97 | 2.21 |
| lnhhincome | Log household income adjusted by price | 8.45 | 8.62 |
| health_status | Self-reported health status, 1 if good health, 0 if poor health | 0.73 | 0.75 |
| marital_status | if married, 0 if not | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| illness (Temporary Health Status) | whether the person have been sick or injured or suffering from chronic disease during the last 4 weeks 1 if sick or injured, 0 otherwise | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Year province dummy variables | |||
| dyear1 | Year dummy, 1 if 1991, 0 otherwise | 0.27 | 0.26 |
| dyear2 | Year dummy, 1 if 1993, 0 otherwise | 0.21 | 0.25 |
| dyear3 | Year dummy, 1 if 1997, 0 otherwise | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| dyear4 | Year dummy, 1 if 2000, 0 otherwise | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| dprov1 | Province dummy, 1 if Liaoning, 0 otherwisee | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| dprov2 | Province dummy, 1 if Heilongjiang, 0 otherwisee | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| dprov3 | Province dummy, 1 if Jiangsu, 0 otherwisee | 0.13 | 0.22 |
| dprov4 | Province dummy, 1 if Shandong, 0 otherwisee | 0.10 | 0.17 |
| dprov5 | Province dummy, 1 if Henan, 0 otherwise | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| dprov6 | Province dummy, 1 if Hubei, 0 otherwise | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| dprov7 | Province dummy, 1 if Hunan, 0 otherwise | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| dprov8 | Province dummy, 1 if Guangxi, 0 otherwise | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| dprov9 | Province dummy, 1 if Guizhou, 0 otherwise | 0.12 | 0.06 |