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Table 1 Basic characteristics of main variables (weighted)

From: Socioeconomic statuses across generations and coresidence in China

 

Rural subsample

Urban subsample

Whole sample

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Living arrangement

 Does not coreside

842

35.49

907

43.21

1748

39.09

 Coreside

1530

64.51

1192

56.79

2723

60.91

Parents’ educationa

 Low(<3.97 years)

1645

69.36

1026

48.88

2675

59.82

 High(≥3.97 years)

727

30.64

1073

51.12

1796

40.18

Parents’ incomeb

 No income

456

19.21

529

25.20

984

22.0

 Low(<6698 yuan)

1638

69.06

852

40.57

2494

55.78

 High(≥6698 yuan)

278

11.73

718

34.23

993

22.22

Children’s educaitonc

 Low(<10.67 years)

1325

55.86

854

40.68

2181

48.78

 High(≥10.67 years)

1047

44.14

1245

59.32

2290

51.22

Children’s ISEIc

 Low(<35.05)

1503

63.36

718

34.22

2225

49.77

 High(≥35.05)

380

16.04

746

35.54

1124

25.13

 Others

488

20.59

635

30.24

1122

25.09

  1. Source of data: CFPS2010
  2. aIf both parents were alive, the higher one was used
  3. bIf both parents were alive, the average was used
  4. cIf there were more than two non-coresident children, the averages were used