Table 4 Descriptive statistics of the variables
Variable | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Family social capital | ||||
parinv | 2.380 | 2.048 | 0 | 6 |
pcdiscussion | 6.251 | 3.140 | 0 | 12 |
pcinteraction | 2.210 | 2.061 | 0 | 5 |
parexp | 2.228 | 0.875 | 0 | 3 |
Family cultural capital | ||||
dialect | 2.007 | 0.824 | 1 | 3 |
owndesk | 0.791 | 0.407 | 0 | 1 |
ownbooks | 3.152 | 1.193 | 1 | 5 |
highedum | 2.498 | 1.515 | 0 | 7 |
higheduf | 2.783 | 1.516 | 0 | 7 |
Educational outcomes | ||||
acadeffort | 5.649 | 2.508 | 0 | 9 |
eduasp | 6.671 | 1.986 | 0 | 9 |
achievement | 212.853 | 24.643 | 60.824 | 276.687 |
Control variable | ||||
Age | 14.902 | 1.253 | 12 | 19 |
Gender | 0.517 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
Ethnicity | 0.923 | 0.266 | 0 | 1 |
Family structure | 0.782 | 0.413 | 0 | 1 |
Number of siblings | 0.743 | 0.796 | 0 | 5 |
Financial condition | 2.721 | 1.394 | 1 | 5 |
Cognitive ability | 0.060 | 0.835 | − 2.029 | 2.710 |
Hukou | 0.341 | 0.474 | 0 | 1 |