Constructing an Urban Population Model for Medical Insurance Scheme Using Microsimulation Techniques

Table 2

Assumptions of population structures for the year 2010.

Items	Assumptions of proportions
Adjusted growth rate	Estimated to be 0.873%
Sex	51.19% for males, 48.81% for females
Age group	Age group 0–14 years reduce 1.27% compared with 2005, age group 15–64 years keeps the same as in 2005
Education	Junior high school or over keeps increasing, primary education reduces slightly
Ethnic nationality	Compared with 2005, Han nationality increases 4.41%, Minority increases 9.63%
Residential status	Urban living increases from 58.05% to 61.14%, so rural living is 38.86% in 2010