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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Explaining differences in education-related inequalities in health between urban and rural areas in Mongolia

Variable

Urban (n = 15,996)

Rural (n = 11,670)

Percent

Health variables

 Physical limitation

1.8 %

2.0 %

 Chronic diseasea

16.4 %

19.7 %

Age and sex

 Female 18–24b

12.2 %

11.6 %

 Female 25–34

12.7 %

12.7 %

 Female 35–44

12.4 %

11.9 %

 Female 45–54a

9.1 %

7.6 %

 Female 55–64a

4.3 %

3.7 %

 Female 65–74

2.6 %

2.5 %

 Female 74<

1.5 %

1.3 %

 Male 18–24

11.1 %

11.3 %

 Male 25–34a

10.5 %

12.8 %

 Male 35–44a

10.0 %

11.2 %

 Male 45–54

7.5 %

7.3 %

 Male 55–64a

3.4 %

3.0 %

 Male 65–74

2.0 %

2.3 %

 Male 74<

0.8 %

0.8 %

Log income per capita. median. min and max a

14.2 (9.2, 19.4)

13.7 (6.9, 18.6)

Marital status

 Married/living together a,b

57.8 %

63.7 %

 Divorced/separated

4.8 %

1.7 %

 Widowed

8.9 %

8.1 %

 Single/never married

28.5 %

26.6 %

Employment status

 Employeda,b

38.7 %

16.8 %

 Herdera

1.7 %

29.4 %

 Self-employeda

14.2 %

30.6 %

 Inactivea

26.4 %

13.5 %

 Unemployeda

18.9 %

9.6 %

Education level

 Non or lower educationa,b

6.6 %

26.3 %

 Lower secondarya

13.7 %

28.2 %

 Upper secondarya

42.4 %

29.8 %

 Third-level educationa

37.3 %

15.8 %

Household size. median. min and maxa

4 (1, 17)

4 (1, 16)

  1. aStatistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between rural and urban areas
  2. bReference group