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Table 8 Summary statistics of variables in regressions

From: Are migrants in large cities underpaid? Evidence from Vietnam

Variables

Type

Mean

Std. Dev.

Monthly wages (thousand VND)

Continuous

3062.0

2577.9

Do not have registration book

Binary

0.469

0.499

Migration since 2008

Binary

0.150

0.357

Age

Discrete

31.132

10.718

Sex (male = 1; female = 0)

Binary

0.555

0.497

Never married (yes = 1)

Binary

0.439

0.496

Urban (urban = 1; rural = 0)

Binary

0.680

0.467

Hanoi (yes = 1)

Binary

0.503

0.500

No degree

Binary

0.049

0.215

Primary

Binary

0.134

0.341

Lower secondary

Binary

0.262

0.440

Upper secondary

Binary

0.300

0.459

Post secondary

Binary

0.255

0.436

Number of observations

 

3778

 
  1. Source: Estimation from the 2009 UPS