Table 2 Descriptive statistics of relevant variables (N = 4004)
Variable | 2006 cohort | 2008 cohort | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Educational achievement | School grades | 3.47 (1.22)* | 3.48 (1.21) | 3.48 (1.21) |
Student leadership | 2.01 (1.02) | 2.25 (1.17) | 2.12 (1.10) | |
English Level Four score | 506.50 (72.10) | 519.07 (72.10) | 512.56 (72.37) | |
Family background | Working-class and farmers | 22.92 | 20.13 | 21.58 |
Nonphysical laborer | 33.06 | 33.44 | 33.24 | |
Professional | 10.42 | 12.01 | 11.19 | |
Managerial class | 33.59 | 34.42 | 33.99 | |
Family cultural capital | 3.82 (2.04) | 4.08 (1.98) | 3.95 (2.02) | |
Family economic capital | 10.58 (1.14) | 10.61 (1.11) | 10.60 (1.13) | |
Absence | 1.99 (0.48) | 1.96 (0.48) | 1.97 (0.48) | |
Time spent on student activities (h) | 4.67 (6.55) | 4.48 (4.62) | 4.58 (5.0) | |
Gender (1 = male, %) | 52.8 | 53.16 | 52.97 | |
Ethnicity (1 = Han, %) | 89.29 | 89.18 | 89.24 | |
Hukou before college (1 = nonagricultural, %) | 71.67 | 72.26 | 71.95 | |
University (%) | Elite university | 27.32 | 30.28 | 28.75 |
211 university | 35.52 | 35.66 | 35.59 | |
Non-211 university | 37.16 | 34.06 | 35.66 | |
Major (%) | Humanities | 9.46 | 11.96 | 10.66 |
Social science | 33.88 | 33.23 | 33.57 | |
Natural science | 56.66 | 54.81 | 55.77 | |