Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables in relation to the total sample and whether respondents experienced The Expansion
Total sample | Did not experience The Expansion | Experienced The Expansion | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Did or did not receive advanced education | Binary variables | |||
Yes | 755 (1.09) | 374 (1.23) | 381 (0.97) | 1 |
No | 2,737 (0.81) | 2,061 (0.80) | 676 (0.86) | 0 |
Gender | Binary variables | |||
Male | 1,622 | 1,121 | 501 | 1 |
Female | 1,870 | 1,314 | 556 | 0 |
Residence before age 14 | Binary variables | |||
Nonrural area | 1,507 | 952 | 555 | 1 |
Rural area | 1,985 | 1,483 | 502 | 0 |
Economic conditions of family | Ordinal variables, ranging from 1 to 10; centered when interacted with gender variable | |||
Minimum | −2.812 | −2.812 | −2.182 | |
Maximum | 6.188 | 6.188 | 6.188 | |
Mean | −0.016 | −0.261 | 0.551 | |
Parental educational level | Ordinal variables | |||
Primary school or lower | 1,781 | 1,501 | 280 | 1 |
Junior high school | 875 | 520 | 355 | 2 |
Senior high school/technical school | 614 | 270 | 344 | 3 |
College or higher | 222 | 144 | 78 | 4 |
Ethnic group | Binary variables | |||
Han | 3,231 | 2,255 | 976 | 1 |
Other minority ethnic groups | 261 | 180 | 81 | 0 |
Did or did not experience The Expansion | Binary variables | |||
Yes | 1,057 | 1 | ||
No | 2,435 | 0 | ||
Number of respondent's siblings and gender ratio | Background information | |||
Only child (gender ratio) | 458 (1.28) | 118 (1.88) | 340 (1.13) | |
Two (gender ratio) | 756 (1.06) | 383 (1.10) | 373 (1.02) | |
Three (gender ratio) | 866 (0.80) | 651 (0.84) | 215 (0.71) | |
Four (gender ratio) | 561 (0.75) | 495 (0.77) | 66 (0.65) | |
Five (gender ratio) | 393 (0.64) | 360 (0.69) | 33 (0.27) | |
Six or more (gender ratio) | 458 (0.74) | 428 (0.75) | 30 (0.58) |