Table 8 Descriptive statistics of bmi, income, and other variables in China, 1989–2000 (n = 39,952 observations)
From: Family income and body mass index – what have we learned from China
Variables | Mean | Standard deviation | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Body Mass Index (BMI) | ||||
Whole Sample | 22.091 | 2.997 | 13.061 | 39.627 |
All Men | 21.910 | 2.836 | 13.061 | 37.687 |
All Women | 22.256 | 3.128 | 13.071 | 39.627 |
Cofactors | ||||
HH Income (1000 2011CNY) | 5.302 | 6.379 | 0 | 178.293 |
Highest Years of Education | 6.257 | 4.180 | 0 | 18 |
Age | 41.658 | 15.383 | 18 | 100.8 |
Marital Status (0 = not married, 1 = married) | 0.849 | 0.358 | 0 | 1 |
Gender (0 = male, 1 = female) | 0.524 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 |
Family size | 4.250 | 1.534 | 1 | 14 |
Urban (0 = urban, 1 = rural) | 0.669 | 0.471 | 0 | 1 |