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Table 5 Class difference in the effect of cultural capital

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

 

Model 5-1

Model 5-2

B/S.E.

B/S.E.

Gender (male = 1)

− .111 + (.063)

− 21.166*** (2.203)

Ethnicity (Han = 1)

.061 (.093)

20.784*** (3.155)

Hukou (nonagricultural = 1)

.019 (.083)

.517 (2.801)

University (reference: elite university)

 211 university

− .457*** (.109)

− 48.211*** (3.762)

 Non-211 university

− .539*** (.109)

− 86.949*** (3.753)

Major (reference: humanities)

  

 Social science

.214* (.107)

15.661*** (3.638)

 Natural science

.226* (.104)

10.668** (3.520)

Cohort (2008 cohort = 1)

.350*** (.059)

8.139*** (2.011)

Family class (reference: working-class and farmers)

 Nonphysical laborer

− .135 (.144)

− .044 (4.947)

 Professional

− .214 (.373)

14.179 (12.569)

 Managerial class

− .069 (.223)

− 3.579 (7.590)

Family economic capital

.054 (.033)

3.214** (1.139)

Family cultural capital

− .020 (.035)

− .649 (1.216)

Family class × cultural capital

 Nonphysical laborer × cultural capital

.056 (.044)

3.307* (1.495)

 Professional × cultural capital

.100 (.078)

1.398 (2.658)

 Managerial class × cultural capital

.112* (.051)

3.569* (1.753)

Time spent on student activities

.064*** (.005)

 

Absence

 

− 5.974** (2.147)

_const.

 

505.187*** (12.546)

Intercept 1

.529 (.360)

 

Intercept 2

1.702*** (.361)

 

Intercept 3

3.089*** (.364)

 

Intercept 4

4.975*** (.378)

 

N

4004

4004

R2

 

.192

-2Log Likelihood

10493.032

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