Research Article
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 |
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