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Table 4 Regression analysis of college students' education achievement (N = 4004)

From: Cultural reproduction or cultural mobility? Unequal education achievement among Chinese college students

 

School grades

Student leadership

English Level Four score

Model 2-1

Model 2-2

Model 2-3

Model 3-1

Model 3-2

Model 3-3

Model 4-1

Model 4-2

Model 4-3

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

Gender (male = 1)

− .859*** (− .063)

− .859*** (− .063)

− .708*** (− .064)

− .145* (.063)

− .141* (.063)

− .116 + (.063)

-22.448*** (− 2.172)

− 22.256*** (− 2.175)

− 21.2738*** (− 2.202)

Ethnicity (Han = 1)

.326*** (− .089)

.333*** (− .089)

.399*** (− .090)

.053 (− .092)

.039 (− .092)

.064 (.093)

21.396*** (− 3.158)

20.665*** (− 3.157)

20.834*** (− 3.155)

Hukou (nonagricultural = 1)

− .096 (− .075)

− .058 (− .079)

− .051 (− .079)

− .042 (− .077)

− .028 (− .081)

− .008 (− .082)

3.751 (− 2.684)

.459 (− 2.793)

.497 (− 2.791)

University (reference: elite university)

 211 university

.154 (− .109)

.141 (− .109)

.135 (− .110)

− .450*** (− .108)

− .432*** (− .109)

− .456*** (− .109)

− 49.089*** (− 3.766)

− 48.169*** (− 3.766)

− 48.203*** (− 3.763)

 Non-211 university

.053 (− .108)

.051 (− .108)

.025 (− .109)

− .518***(− .108)

− .509*** (− .108)

− .554*** (− .109)

− 87.582*** (− 3.756)

− 87.153*** (− 3.750)

− 87.286*** (− 3.747)

Major (reference: humanities)

 Social science

− .157 (− .104)

− .156 (− .104)

− .079 (− .104)

.205 + (− .106)

.213*

(− .106)

.207 + (− .107)

14.868*** (− 3.642)

15.048*** (− 3.638)

15.512*** (− 3.639)

 Natural science

− .076 (− .101)

− .083 (− .101)

− .094 (− .102)

.174 + (− .103)

.190 + (− .103)

.256* (− .104)

9.601** (− 3.524)

10.318** (− 3.522)

10.416** (− 3.519)

Cohort (2008 cohort = 1)

− .008 (− .057)

− .005 (− .057)

− .025 (− .057)

− .333*** (− .058)

.324*** (− .058)

.356*** (− .059)

8.707*** (− 2.006)

8.270*** (− 2.007)

8.140*** (− 2.006)

Family class (reference: working-class and farmers)

 Nonphysical laborer

− .286*** (− .082)

− .232*** (− .087)

− .111

(− .088)

.029

(− .085)

− .053

(− .092)

− .026

(− .090)

11.588*** (− 2.930)

7.354* (− 3.082)

7.934* (− 3.086)

 Professional

− .227 + (− .121)

− .137 (− .130)

.070 (− .132)

.225 + (− .122)

.088(− .130)

.109(− .131)

20.022*** (− 4.231)

12.918** (− 4.527)

13.826** (− 4.535)

 Managerial class

− .269** (− .093)

− .168 (− .106)

− .039 (− .107)

.419*** (− .096)

.269* (− .109)

.316**

(− .110)

14.024*** (− 3.309)

6.203 + (− 3.760)

6.840 + (− 3.764)

 Family economic capital

 

− .057 +

(− .033)

− .001 (− .033)

 

.050 (− .033)

.058 + (− .033)

 

2.991** (− 1.134)

3.280** (− 1.138)

 Family cultural capital

 

− .012 (− .019)

− .015 (− .019)

 

.039* (− .019)

.037 + (− .019)

 

1.747** (− .656)

1.728** (− .656)

 Absence

  

− 1.275*** (− .065)

     

-5.953** (− 2.417)

 Time spent on student activities

     

.064*** (− .005)

   

Intercepts/constant

 Intercept 1

− 3.219*** (− .185)

− 3.781*** (.355)

− 5.621*** (− .371)

− .345 (− .178)

.205

(− .351)

.661

(− .355)

524.428*** (− 6.073)

492.873*** (− 12.096)

500.301*** (− 12.380)

 Intercept 2

− 1.767*** (− .176)

− 2.323*** (− .351)

− 4.087*** (− .365)

.790*** (− .178)

1.342*** (− .352)

1.832*** (− .356)

   

 Intercept 3

− .522** (− .174)

− 1.083** (− .349)

− 2.759*** (− .362)

2.131*** (− .182)

2.685*** (− .354)

3.217*** (− .359)

   

 Intercept 4

.710*** (− .175)

.151 (− .349)

− 1.442*** (− .361)

3.990*** (− .208)

4.544*** (− .368)

5.102*** (− .373)

   

N

4004

4004

4004

4004

4004

4004

4004

4004

4004

-2Log Likelihood

11877.93

11873.65

11470.65

10670.51

10661.67

10498.17

   

R2

      

.185

.189

.191

  1. +p < 0.1, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001