Table 1 Comparing variables in urban and rural households - Iran: 1984-2010
From: Health inequalities and development plans in Iran; an analysis of the past three decades (1984–2010)
Urban | Rural | All | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | No. | Percent | No. | Percent | No. | Percent |
Observation | 308,735 | 47.41% | 342,532 | 52.59% | 651,267 | 100.00% |
Gender (Household’ s Head) | ||||||
Male | 280,571 | 90.88% | 303,895 | 88.72% | 584,466 | 89.74% |
Female | 28,165 | 9.12% | 38,636 | 11.28% | 66,801 | 10.26% |
Education (Head of Household) | ||||||
No-education | 70,684 | 22.89% | 164,149 | 47.92% | 234,833 | 36.06% |
Basic education | 124,121 | 40.2% | 121,522 | 35.48% | 245,643 | 37.72% |
Diploma | 79,409 | 25.72% | 35,005 | 10.22% | 114,414 | 17.57% |
Some college | 34,521 | 11.18% | 21,856 | 6.38% | 56,377 | 8.66% |
Marital status (Household Head) | ||||||
Married | 265,565 | 86.02% | 274,409 | 80.11% | 539,974 | 82.91% |
Widow | 23,544 | 7.63% | 40,513 | 11.83% | 64,057 | 9.84% |
Divorce | 2,080 | 0.67% | 2,260 | 0.66% | 4,340 | 0.67% |
Single | 5,367 | 1.74% | 12,217 | 3.57% | 17,584 | 2.70% |
Other | 12,179 | 3.94% | 13,133 | 3.83% | 25,312 | 3.89% |
Other household ’s characteristics | ||||||
No. | Mean (Std. Err.) | No. | Mean (Std. Err.) | No. | Mean (Std. Err.) | |
Household size | 308,735 | 4.55 (0.004) | 342,532 | 5.15 (0.004) | 651,267 | 4.86 (0.003) |
Age (Head of household) | 308,735 | 46.03 (0.026) | 342,532 | 48.45 (0.027) | 651,267 | 47.03 (0.019) |
Real Per-Capita Annual Income (Total Household Exp.; Rials) | 308,735 | 40,384 (84) | 342,532 | 18,823 (36) | 651,267 | 29,044 (46) |
Real Per-Capita Annual Total Health Exp. (Rials) | 308,735 | 2,283 (26) | 342,532 | 1,217 (11) | 651,267 | 1,719 (14) |