Table 9 Representativeness of the 16-province sample: summary statistics, 2005 census
Year 2005 variable | Minimum/Average wage | Employment/Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All provinces | 16 provinces (in our sample) | 15 provinces (not in our sample) | All Provinces | 16 provinces (in our sample) | 15 provinces (not in our sample) | |
All | .388 | .371 | .425 | .779 | .783 | .773 |
(1.081) | (.087) | (.098) | (.087) | (.082) | (.093) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | .361 | .347 | .398 | .849 | .852 | .841 |
(.082) | (.074) | (.089) | (.068) | (.058) | (.079) | |
Female | .432 | .421 | .470 | .711 | .719 | .696 |
(.098) | (.088) | (.102) | (.081) | (.074) | (.092) | |
Region | ||||||
East | .373 | 380 | .461 | .824 | .841 | .799 |
(.067) | (.069) | (.100) | (.077) | (.072) | (.087) | |
Central | .410 | .413 | .400 | .757 | .764 | .736 |
(.083) | (.073) | (.099) | (.079) | (.073) | (.092) | |
West | .406 | .410 | .403 | .759 | .763 | .751 |
(.103) | (.121) | (.102) | (.093) | (.090) | (.096) | |
Age cohort | ||||||
Age 15–29 | .421 | .411 | .474 | .487 | .502 | .434 |
Age 30–39 | .370 | .352 | .409 | .850 | .874 | .802 |
Age 40–49 | .377 | .363 | .403 | .867 | .887 | .832 |
Age 50–64 | .371 | .357 | .401 | .534 | .563 | .498 |
Educational attainment | ||||||
High school or below | .463 | .455 | .490 | .775 | .779 | .767 |
Junior college | .288 | .267 | .337 | .824 | .824 | .825 |
College or above | .189 | .167 | .257 | .877 | .877 | .878 |
Observations | 1,687,919 | 1,084,190 | 603,729 | 1,687,919 | 1,084,190 | 603,729 |