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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables (2017, urban residents, N = 5,165)

From: Housing wealth inequality in urban China: the transition from welfare allocation to market differentiation

Variables

Type

Percentage

Mean

Standard deviation

Dependent variables

Household wealth (10,000 yuan)

Continuous

63.53

113.39

Demographic variables

Gender (male)

Nominal

50.6

Age (years)

Continuous

44

12.28

Family size (number of people in a family)

Continuous

4

1.68

Marital status (married)

Nominal

85.2

Socioeconomic status variables

Annual household income (1000 yuan)

Continuous

80.29

96.56

Years of schooling

Continuous

9.74

4.08

Managerial personnel

Nominal

4.2

Professionals and technicians

Nominal

12.0

Clerks

Nominal

12.2

Self-employed

Nominal

17.1

Blue-collar workers and farmers

Nominal

54.5

Institutional arrangement variables

Centrally administered municipalities

Nominal

4.3

Provincial capitals

Nominal

6.1

Other cities

Nominal

15.9

County, town, and rural areas

Nominal

73.7

Hukou status (urban)

Nominal

46.6

State sector

Nominal

16.4