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Jing Wu, MD, MPH, Yuanli Liu, MD, MPH, Keqin Rao, MD, MPH, Qi Sun, MPH, Juncheng Qian, MPH and Zhu Li, MD, MPH

At the time of the study, Jing Wu and Zhu Li were with the Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Yuanli Liu was with the School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass; Keqin Rao and Juncheng Qian were with the Center for Health Statistics Information, Ministry of Health, China; and Qi Sun was with the School of Public Health, Peking University.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Jing Wu, MD, MPH, Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, 38 Xue Yuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (e-mail: wujing_99{at}yahoo.com).

We investigated gender differences in education-related health inequalities in rural China. Household interview data were obtained from 6 provinces in 1993 and 2001. Remarkable health inequalities existed and favored the higher educational groups; among women, the inequalities were greater and health inequalities increased from 1993 to 2001. Education serves as a more powerful mediating factor for health inequalities among women than among men in rural China.

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