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Table 2 The multiple regression analysis of the children’s benchmark test scores

From: How does family background affect children’s educational achievement? Evidence from Contemporary China

 

Model1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Urban (control group: rural)

.775*** (.147)

.247 (.155)

.108 (.159)

.083 (.158)

.114 (.158)

Parental education years

 

.139*** (.018)

.120*** (.018)

.116*** (.018)

.118*** (.018)

Log of family per capita income

 

.290*** (.076)

.270*** (.076)

.251*** (.076)

.260*** (.075)

Score of parental educational participation

  

.283*** (.083)

.250*** (.082)

.219*** (.083)

Whether attended tutorial class

  

.456** (.210)

.461** (.209)

.462** (.208)

Score of school evaluation

   

.641*** (.110)

.565*** (.112)

Score of children’s effort

    

.377*** (.106)

Constant

4.921*** (1.436)

1.489 (1.544)

.828 (1.563)

−1.046 (1.587)

−2.193 (1.616)

Other controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

R square

.573

.587

.589

.595

.596

Sample size

2750

2750

2750

2750

2750

  1. (1) SE is reported in brackets. (2) *p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01. (3) Other control variables include gender, grade, ethnicity, and province dummy variables