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Table 6 Change in the effect of individual and parents’ social statuses on class identity over time

From: “Mixed” subjective class identity: a new interpretation of Chinese class identity

 

2010

2013

Pooled

Male

−0.195***

−0.201***

−0.198***

(0.033)

(0.032)

(0.023)

Age

0.015***

0.011***

0.013***

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

Urban residency

0.049

0.049

0.048

(0.036)

(0.034)

(0.025)

Marital status (unmarried = 0)

 Married

0.101

0.223***

0.166***

(0.061)

(0.056)

(0.041)

 Divorced or widowed

−0.087

0.067

−0.004

(0.083)

(0.078)

(0.057)

Number of houses (no house = 0)

 Own one house

0.227***

0.192**

0.210***

(0.060)

(0.065)

(0.044)

 Own multiple houses

0.569***

0.468***

0.522***

(0.071)

(0.076)

(0.052)

Have a car

0.557***

0.509***

0.530***

(0.053)

(0.043)

(0.034)

Perception of social mobility (downward = 0)

 Immobile

0.263***

0.358***

0.309***

(0.048)

(0.052)

(0.035)

 Upward

1.368***

1.297***

1.332***

(0.046)

(0.049)

(0.034)

Individual’s social status

0.388***

0.333***

0.389***

(0.030)

(0.031)

(0.028)

Parents’ social status

0.495***

0.559***

0.485***

(0.025)

(0.025)

(0.023)

2013

  

0.163***

  

(0.022)

Individual’s social status × 2013

  

−0.055

  

(0.039)

Parents’ social status × 2013

  

0.084**

  

(0.031)

Intercept

2.222***

2.522***

2.288***

(0.099)

(0.100)

(0.071)

R2

0.213

0.205

0.214

Sample size

10,004

9923

19,927

  1. +p < 0.10
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. ***p < 0.001