Inequalities in health-related quality of life and the contribution from socioeconomic status: evidence from Tibet, China

Table 1 Description of variables (N = 816)

Variables	Total sample (N = 816)		Female (N = 426)		Male (N = 390)
Variables	N/mean	%/SD	N/mean	%/SD	N/mean	%/SD
Age	38.74	18.82	38.89	18.97	38.57	18.68
Gender
Female	426	52.21
Male	390	47.79
Marital Status
Unmarried	275	33.70	143	33.57	132	33.85
Married	541	66.30	283	66.43	258	66.15
Smoking
No	364	44.61	214	50.23	150	38.46
Yes	452	55.39	212	49.77	240	61.54
Brush teeth every day
No	570	69.85	290	68.08	280	71.79
Yes	246	30.15	136	31.92	110	28.21
Medical examination
No	588	72.06	302	70.89	286	73.33
Yes	228	27.94	124	29.11	104	26.67
Distance
Within three kilometers	322	39.46	179	42.02	143	36.67
Three kilometres away	494	60.54	247	57.98	247	63.33
Chronic diseases
Without	590	72.30	305	71.60	285	73.08
With	226	27.70	121	28.40	105	26.92
Socioeconomic Status
Low	236	28.92	138	32.39	98	25.13
High	580	71.08	288	67.61	292	74.87
Educational Level
Illiteracy	513	62.87	298	69.95	215	55.13
Elementary and above	303	37.13	128	30.05	175	44.87
Poor housing conditions
Yes	544	66.67	297	69.72	247	63.33
No	272	33.33	129	30.28	143	36.67
Eqpcinc (thousand Yuan)	7.15	8.62	6.88	8.47	7.44	8.78
Income-based group
Quintile1 (poor)	408	50.00	218	51.17	190	48.72
Quintile2 (rich)	408	50.00	208	48.83	200	51.28
Below the international poverty line ^a
No	489	59.93	252	59.15	237	60.77
Yes	327	40.07	174	40.85	153	39.23
Eq-5d index	0.74	0.18	0.73	0.18	0.75	0.18
VAS	69.90	19.33	69.02	18.95	70.86	19.72

^a The variable is defined if the per capita income of an individual is below the international poverty line ($ 1.9 a day). Since the 2011 PPPs for Rural China is 3.04, the international poverty line for China rural residents is 1.9*3.04*365 = 2108.24 Yuan. If the per capita income of an individual was less than 2108.24 Yuan, the individual lived below the international poverty line

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