Table 2 Mean levels of family and individual characteristics among Chinese college students, by sex
From: Marriage and parenthood preferences among college students in China
| Â | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|
Highest parental education | 4.62 (1.23) | 4.75 (1.27) |
Employed mother | 0.83 (0.38) | 0.77* (0.42) |
Parents’ marital quality | 3.87 (1.03) | 3.99 (1.20) |
English spoken at home | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.09 (0.29) |
Date without parent approval | 3.05 (1.01) | 3.42*** (0.93) |
Age | 21.39 (9.21) | 21.30 (7.04) |
Religiosity | 1.86 (1.20) | 1.91 (1.23) |
Longest dating relationship | 5.27 (5.54) | 5.74 (2.43) |
Desires heterogamy | 1.08 (1.22) | 1.13 (1.23) |
Number of friends dating | 3.04 (1.09) | 3.15 (1.01) |
Willing to kiss on first date | 2.57 (1.08) | 3.24*** (1.12) |
Self-esteem | 3.47 (0.99) | 3.56 (0.94) |
Conservative gender attitudes | 2.41 (0.59) | 2.80*** (0.62) |
Pro-natalist attitude | 2.69 (1.13) | 2.65 (1.06) |
College grades | 2.20 (0.96) | 2.37** (1.16) |
Desired partner qualities | ||
 Pragmatic | 4.76 (1.08) | 4.26*** (1.15) |
 Caring | 5.25 (1.05) | 5.12 (1.09) |
 Appearance | 4.61 (1.06) | 4.74 (1.11) |