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Table 5 Fairlie’s decomposition of depressive symptoms difference

From: Decomposing differences in depressive symptoms between older rural-to-urban migrant workers and their counterparts in mainland China

	Gap (1)			Gap(2)
Total gap	0.0631			0.0653
Explained (%)	0.0342 (54.15%)			0.0134 (20.56%)
Explained
Contribution to difference	Contribution (%)	[95% CI]		Contribution (%)	[95% CI]
Gender	−0.44	− 0.002	0.001	− 0.08	− 0.003	0.003
Age group	−9.09	− 0.007	0.001	− 57.40	− 0.018	0.002
Ill in the last month	7.09*	0.000	0.004	2.14	−0.003	0.003
Self-reported health	−6.15	−0.005	0.003	−49.65*	−0.014	−0.001
Chronic diseases	0.21	−0.001	0.001	3.26	−0.003	0.004
Smoke	1.59	−0.002	0.003	−16.79	−0.007	0.002
Drink	−0.39	−0.002	0.001	−4.93	−0.005	0.004
Sleeping time	−15.77***	−0.009	−0.002	−49.00*	− 0.013	−0.004
Nap	2.47	−0.001	0.003	26.62	−0.002	0.009
Living arrangement	1.17	−0.001	0.002	6.65	−0.003	0.005
Educational attainment	0.00	−0.001	0.001	−2.05	−0.003	0.003
Social activity	18.67	−0.002	0.014	13.88	−0.003	0.006
Running water	5.78	−0.008	0.012	47.77	−0.003	0.016
Type of in-house shower	84.21***	0.016	0.042	2.09	−0.006	0.003
Clear in this house	2.81	−0.002	0.004	−19.31	−0.007	0.002
Region	2.64	0.007	0.032	−3.18	−0.004	0.003
Income quintiles	0.22	−0.001	0.002	−1.16	−0.004	0.003
Health insurance	0.66	−0.002	0.002	3.61	−0.003	0.004
Pension insurance	−0.52	−0.002	0.001	−2.24	−0.003	0.003

Gap (1): older rural-to-urban migrant workers and older rural dwellers; Gap (2): older rural-to-urban migrant workers and older urban residents; CI Confidence interval; * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001

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