Variable

Explanation

Mean

Min

Max

S.D.

Panel (a): Hospital visit

Hospital Visits

Whether hospital visits happened in last month

0.20

0

1

0.40

Panel (b): AQI and pollutants

AQI

Annual average AQI

69.78

9.43

212.60

27.87

SO2

Annual average of SO2 (µg/m3)

26.98

6.97

109.29

18.20

NO2

Annual average of NO2 (µg/m3)

38.10

14.10

87.32

12.74

CO

Annual average of CO (µg/m3)

1.12

0.50

5.05

0.60

O3

Annual average of O3 (µg/m3)

121.44

47.67

194.14

35.50

PM2.5

Annual average of PM2.5 (µg/m3)

59.51

14

185.40

34.42

PM10

Annual average of PM10 (µg/m3)

101.00

32.19

353.45

56.09

Panel (c): Individual characteristics

Age

Respondent’s age

59.84

29

97

9.81

Income

Annual income (CNY)

15,109.41

0

230,000

19,562.45

Male

Gender (1: Male)

0.48

0

1

0.50

Race

Han (1) or minorities (0)

0.963

0

1

0.19

Marriage

Married (1) or other (0)

0.842

0

1

0.365

Education

Education statusa

3.77

1

10

1.95

Smoking

Smoking status (1: Smoking)

0.293

0

1

0.455

Urban

Living area (1: Living in the urban)

0.489

0

1

0.499