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Table 7 Change in the effect of individual and spouse’s social statuses on class identity over time

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

 

Married female

Married male

 

2010

2013

Pooled

2010

2013

Pooled

Age

0.011***

0.009***

0.010***

0.018***

0.015***

0.016***

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.001)

Urban residency

−0.037

−0.080

−0.061

−0.015

−0.002

−0.008

(0.058)

(0.055)

(0.040)

(0.061)

(0.056)

(0.041)

Number of houses (no house = 0)

 Own one house

0.228*

0.351**

0.278***

0.412***

0.108

0.255***

(0.102)

(0.120)

(0.077)

(0.109)

(0.108)

(0.076)

 Own multiple houses

0.577***

0.602***

0.579***

0.745***

0.404**

0.569***

(0.119)

(0.134)

(0.088)

(0.125)

(0.124)

(0.088)

Have a car

0.406***

0.416***

0.411***

0.536***

0.579***

0.565***

(0.090)

(0.069)

(0.055)

(0.085)

(0.069)

(0.053)

Perception of social mobility (downward = 0)

 Immobile

0.231**

0.406***

0.312***

0.302***

0.270**

0.288***

(0.082)

(0.087)

(0.060)

(0.080)

(0.084)

(0.058)

 Upward

1.352***

1.271***

1.308***

1.335***

1.241***

1.286***

(0.078)

(0.082)

(0.056)

(0.078)

(0.079)

(0.055)

Parent’s social status

0.479***

0.443***

0.463***

0.470***

0.516***

0.493***

(0.041)

(0.041)

(0.029)

(0.041)

(0.040)

(0.029)

Individual’s social status

0.091

0.085

0.095

0.532***

0.386***

0.525***

(0.054)

(0.054)

(0.051)

(0.052)

(0.054)

(0.051)

Spouse’s social status

0.326***

0.492***

0.336***

0.014

0.099*

-0.012

(0.050)

(0.051)

(0.048)

(0.049)

(0.048)

(0.047)

2013

  

0.141***

  

0.211***

  

(0.040)

  

(0.043)

Individual’s social status × 2013

  

−0.015

  

−0.127+

  

(0.071)

  

(0.071)

Spouse’s social status × 2013

  

0.147*

  

0.132*

  

(0.068)

  

(0.063)

Intercept

2.475***

2.604***

2.485***

2.389***

2.389***

2.080***

(0.151)

(0.163)

(0.110)

(0.079)

(0.079)

(0.114)

R2

0.198

0.198

0.202

0.202

0.202

0.218

Sample size

3860

3756

7616

15,047

15,047

7431

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