Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables
From: Chinese social value change and its relevant factors: an age-period-cohort effect analysis
Variable | Variable coding | Mean | Variance | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | |||||
Respect for authority | 1 = Bad; 2 = Don’t mind; 3 = Good | 2.28 | 0.77 | 1 | 3 |
Postmaterialism | 1 = Materialism; 2 = Mixed-type; 3 = Postmaterialism | 1.56 | 0.58 | 1 | 3 |
Acceptance of homosexuality | 1 = Disagree; 10 = Strongly agree | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1 | 10 |
Acceptance of prostitution | 1 = Strongly disagree; 10 = Strongly agree | 1.41 | 1.23 | 1 | 10 |
Openness in the private spheres | 1 = Strongly disagree; 10 = Strongly agree | 1.51 | 1.28 | 1 | 10 |
Control variables | |||||
Gender | 1 = Male; 0 = Female | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Marital status | 1 = Married; 0 = Others | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 |
Subjective socioeconomic status | 1 = Low socioeconomic status; 5 = High socioeconomic status | 2.5 | 0.91 | 1 | 5 |
Occupation | 1 = Agricultural occupations; 0 = Nonagricultural occupations | 0.45 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Employment status | 1 = employment; 0 = unemployment | 0.78 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
The highest educational level | 1 = Some college education or above; 0 = No college education | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 |
Independent variable |