The Journal of Chinese Sociology

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables (N = 9,208)

From: Can family determine competition within the college campus? the effect of family background on college students’ human capital accumulation

Variables	Descriptive statistics
Grades	Very low	1.94
	Relatively low	8.01
	Average	52.52
	Relatively high	26.60
	Very high	10.93
Leadership experience	Yes	64.87
Leadership experience	No	35.13
Felloship	Received	35.69
Felloship	Never received	64.31
Party membership	Yes	6.89
Party membership	No	93.11
Family occupational status	Farmers	40.48
	Industrial workers	33.63
	Skilled experts	7.84
	Managerial persons	18.05
Family economic capital	Average	2.71
Family economic capital	Standard deviation	1.88
Family cultural capital	Average	10.16
Family cultural capital	Standard deviation	3.70
Hukou status	Rural	59.78
Hukou status	Urban	40.22
Personal effort on studying	Average	5.61
Personal effort on studying	Standard deviation	2.88
college type	Vocational college	40.82
	Non-elite universities	31.28
	Elite universities	27.90
Cohort	Freshmen	30.09
	Sophomore	28.73
	Juniuor	28.08
	Senior	13.10
Major	Humanities	15.04
	Social sciences	27.54
	Natual sciences	57.42
Gender	Male	48.22
Gender	Female	51.78
Age	Average	20.79
Age	Standard deviation	1.38

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