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Table 3 Sample Size for Each Cohort by Gender (Observations)

From: Gender disparities in the education gradient in self-reported health across birth cohorts in China

 

Full sample

Male

Female

Sample Size

100,608

49,213

51,395

Old China: 1908–1938

4476 (4.4%)

2122 (4.3%)

2354 (4.6%)

New China: 1939–1946

8193 (8.1%)

4308 (8.8%)

3885 (7.6%)

The ‘Lost’ Generation: 1947–1955

18,165 (18.1%)

8886 (18.1%)

9279 (18.1%)

Early Cultural Revolution: 1956–1960

9693 (9.6%)

4868 (9.9%)

4825 (9.4%)

Late Cultural Revolution: 1961–1966

15,110 (15%)

7205 (14.6%)

7905 (15.4%)

Economic Reform: 1967–1976

23,385 (23.2%)

11,224 (22.8%)

12,161 (23.7%)

Early Opening-Ups: 1977–1983

11,020 (11.0%)

5441 (11.1%)

5579 (10.9%)

Late Opening-Ups: 1984–1994

10,566 (10.5%)

5159 (10.5%)

5407 (10.5%)

  1. Note: Percentage in parentheses