When a joke is more than a joke: humor as a form of networked practice in the Chinese cyber public sphere

The Journal of Chinese Sociology

Table 1 Descriptive sample

		Number	Percent	Mean	SD	Median
Gender	Male	118	58.1
	Female	85	41.9
	Total	203	100
Age group	18–23	51	25.1
	24–29	100	49.3
	30–35	39	19.2
	36+	13	6.4
	Total	203	100	2.07	0.84	2.00
Educational attainment	High school level or below	14	6.9
	Undergraduate level	148	72.9
	Postgraduate level or higher	41	20.2
	Total	203	100	2.13	0.50	2.00
Monthly income (元^a)	Less than 3,000元	71	35.0
	3001–6,000元	70	34.5
	6001–9,000元	34	16.7
	9,000元 +	24	11.8
	Total	203	100	2.06	1.01	2.00
Political affiliation	Party member	29	14.3
	Communist youth league	94	46.3
	Non-party	80	39.4
	Total	203	100	2.25	0.69	2.00