Table 4 Ordinary least squares regression models of desired age at marriage among Chinese college students, by sex
From: Marriage and parenthood preferences among college students in China
| Â | Desired age at marriage | |
|---|---|---|
Females | Males | |
Highest parental education | − .213** (− .118) | − .313** (− .124) |
Employed mother | .278 (.047) | .654 (.086) |
Parents’ marital quality | − .174 (− .081) | − .098 (− .037) |
English spoken at home | − .271 (− .038) | 1.877*** (.172) |
Date without parent approval | − .103 (− .047) | .057 (.017) |
Age | .020 (.084) | .070*** (.153) |
Religiosity | .004 (.002) | − .279* (− .106) |
Longest dating relationship | .035 (.086) | − .003 (− .002) |
Desires heterogamy | .090 (.049) | − .021 (− .008) |
Number of friends dating | − .183 (− .089) | − .029 (− .009) |
Willing to kiss on first date | − .224** (− .108) | .422** (.148) |
Self-Esteem | − .082 (− .036) | − .068 (− .020) |
Conservative gender attitudes | − .248 (− .066) | .265 (.052) |
Pro-natalist attitude | − .226** (− .115) | − .120 (− .040) |
College grades | .083 (.036) | − .005 (− .002) |
Desired partner qualities | ||
 Pragmatic | − .091 (− .044) | − .611*** (− .220) |
 Caring | − .078 (− .036) | .103 (.035) |
 Appearance | .068 (.032) | .205 (.070) |
R-square | .083 | .122 |
F | 1.800 | 1.937 |