Table 1 Descriptive statistics for all variables (N = 35,400)
From: Social origin and educational attainment in China: a historical analysis of 70 birth cohorts
Variable (abbreviation in models) | Mean | sd | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Years of education (eduy) | 8.78 | 4.48 | .00 | 20.00 |
Whether respondents attended higher education (hedu) | .15 | .36 | .00 | 1.00 |
Birth cohort (birth cohort) | 1963.20 | 14.56 | 1924.00 | 1993.00 |
Gender (male) | .48 | .50 | .00 | 1.00 |
Hukou (urban) | .35 | .48 | .00 | 1.00 |
Parents’ education (fmedu) | .00 | 4.05 | − 9.47 | 16.97 |
Parents’ ISEI (fmisei) | .00 | 11.47 | − 16.88 | 63.09 |