Table 1 Variables descriptiona.
Variable | Measurement | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
TFR decline rate (%) | Ratio of present TFR to that of first tenure year − 1 | 4.359 | 17.276 |
TFR decline rate VS. the predecessor’s (%) | Difference between TFR decline and that of the predecessor’s | 0.971 | 8.802 |
Per capita GDP growth (%) | 45.643 | 71.333 | |
CPI growth | Consumer Price Index growth | 0.22 | 0.347 |
Age 59+ | 1 = Older than 59 years old | 0.618 | / |
Industrialization growth | Industrial added value growth | 0.376 | 0.097 |
Social investment growth | Total fixed assets investment growth | 0.633 | 1.127 |
Electricity growth | Electricity power growth | 0.228 | 0.423 |
Agri-machine energy growth | Total agricultural machine power growth | 0.14 | 0.198 |
Education | 1 = Higher than college | 0.641 | / |
ln(TFR) | Logged Total Fertility Rate | 0.618 | 0.372 |
Proximity to age 59 | −1* absolute of age minus 59 | −4.421 | 3.238 |
Proximity to turnover year | −1* absolute of year minus turnover year | −2.313 | 2.193 |
Age | Real age | 59.884 | 5.409 |
1 year before turnover | One year before leaving office (1 = yes) | 0.217 | / |
2 years before turnover | Two years before leaving office (1 = yes) | 0.191 | / |
Central connection | 1 = precedent incumbency in the central government | 0.125 | / |
Per capita GDP (¥10,000) | 0.323 | 0.393 | |
Industrialization | Industrial added value/GDP | 0.376 | 0.097 |
Divorce rate | Divorced counts/total population | 0.146 | 0.088 |
Marriage rateb | Num. of registered first marriages (10,000)/total population | 0.014 | 0.004 |
Rural female labor (%) | Female proportion in rural labor force | 45.672 | 6.428 |
