Table 2 Coefficients from multi-level ordinal logistic regressions predicting viewing guanxi as fair, neutral, or unfair (Chinese General Social Survey 2008)
From: Is guanxi unfair? Market reform and the public attitude toward guanxi in urban China
| Â | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Coef. (S.E.) | Coef. (S.E.) | Coef. (S.E.) |
Female | 0.080 (0.066) | 0.084 (0.066) | 0.080 (0.066) |
Cohort (ref: < 1978) | |||
 1978–1992 | − 0.154+ (0.089) | − 0.166+ (0.089) | − 0.154+ (0.089) |
 1993–2001 | − 0.100 (0.106) | − 0.103 (0.106) | − 0.096 (0.106) |
 2002–2008 | − 0.282* (0.130) | − 0.291* (0.130) | − 0.283* (0.130) |
Education (ref: ≤ junior high) | |||
 Senior high | − 0.006 (0.081) | 0.366 (0.275) | − 0.011 (0.081) |
 ≥ College | 0.198+ (0.107) | 0.871** (0.310) | 0.191+ (0.107) |
Party member | 0.277** (0.103) | 0.280**(0.103) | 0.281** (0.103) |
Currently married | 0.088 (0.096) | 0.087 (0.096) | 0.095 (0.096) |
Occupation (ref: not working) | |||
 Blue collar | − 0.107 (0.134) | − 0.114 (0.134) | − 0.131 (0.135) |
 White collar | − 0.045 (0.141) | − 0.053 (0.141) | − 0.065 (0.142) |
Migrants | 0.134 (0.088) | 0.129 (0.088) | 0.133 (0.088) |
Region (ref: East) | |||
 Middle | 0.363 (0.247) | 0.375 (0.246) | 0.376 (0.247) |
 West | 0.717** (0.313) | 0.725** (0.312) | 0.709** (0.312) |
Market-sector employment | 0.046 (0.079) | 0.051 (0.079) | − 0.445+ (0.247) |
Marketization score | 0.100* (0.050) | 0.132* (0.053) | 0.075 (0.052) |
Interaction | |||
 Marketization*senior high |  | − 0.040 (0.028) |  |
 Marketization*≥college |  | − 0.072* (0.031) |  |
 Marketization*market sector |  |  | 0.053* (0.025) |
Fair | neutral | 0.428 | 0.728 | 0.192 |
Neutral | unfair | 1.256 | 1.557 | 1.022 |
Province σ2 intercept | 0.138 | 0.137 | 0.137 |
Log-likelihood | − 3654.92 | − 3641.10 | − 3641.73 |
Chi-square | 35.94** | 41.50** | 40.31** |
N | 3628 | 3628 | 3628 |