Table 2 Two-level predictors of prevalence of four control mechanisms.

From: Predictors of the prevalence and importance of the observed trinary control system in rural China

Dep Variable

Intercept

Level-1 predictors

Level-2 predictors

Gender

Age

Ed

Cadre

Party

Economy

Dibao

Ethnic

1. family dispute mediation_ gov

2.109***

        

1. family dispute mediation _police

2.080***

−0.079*

0.003**

      

1. family dispute mediation _village

3.332***

        

1. family dispute mediation _xiangxian

2.447***

        

2. house property dispute mediation - gov

2.573***

        

2. house property dispute mediation - police

2.329***

 

0.003*

   

−0.009*

  

2. house property dispute mediation _village

3.216***

        

2. house property dispute mediation _xiangxian

1.822***

        

3. villager dispute mediation - gov

1.967***

        

3. villager dispute mediation - police

2.410***

     

−0.010**

  

3. villager dispute mediation _village

3.317***

        

3. villager dispute mediation _xiangxian

2.208***

        

4. villager vs. village committee dispute mediation - gov

2.700***

        

4. villager vs. village committee dispute mediation - police

2.241***

     

−0.009*

  

4. villager vs. village committee dispute mediation _village

3.179***

        

4. villager vs. village committee dispute mediation _xiangxian

1.802***

     

0.010*

  

5. villager vs. village-owned economy dispute mediation - gov

2.659***

 

−0.004*

      

5. villager vs. village-owned economy dispute mediation - police

2.321***

     

−0.010**

  

5. villager vs. village-owned economy dispute mediation _village

3.136***

     

0.008*

  

5. villager vs. village-owned economy dispute mediation _xiangxian

1.776***

        

6. villager vs. government dispute mediation - gov

3.138***

        

6. villager vs. government dispute mediation - police

2.405***

     

−0.011**

  

6. villager vs. government dispute mediation _village

2.773***

     

0.008*

  

6. villager vs. government dispute mediation _xiangxian

1.608***

    

−0.119*

   

7. villager shangfang mediation - gov

2.962***

0.085*

       

7. villager shangfang mediation - police

2.350***

     

−0.009*

  

7. villager shangfang mediation _village

2.871***

     

0.008*

  

7. villager shangfang mediation _xiangxian

1.688***

        

8. mass incident mediation - gov

2.708***

        

8. mass incident mediation - police

3.649***

        

8. mass incident mediation _village

2.811***

     

0.009*

  

8. mass incident mediation _xiangxian

1.734***

        

9. land expropriation and housing demolition dispute mediation - gov

2.447***

0.080*

       

9. land expropriation and housing demolition dispute mediation - police

3.333***

        

9. land expropriation and housing demolition dispute mediation _village

2.645***

   

0.169*

    

9. land expropriation and housing demolition dispute mediation _xiangxian

1.500***

        

10. community safety maintenance - gov

3.049***

0.124*

       

10. community safety maintenance - police

2.445***

     

−0.009*

  

10. community safety maintenance _village

2.803***

     

0.009*

  

10. community safety maintenance _xiangxian

1.652***

        

Overall for 10 items_gov

26.303***

0.572*

       

Overall for 10 items_police

24.607***

 

0.016*

   

−0.082*

  

Overall for 10 items_village

30.107***

     

0.069*

  

Overall for 10 items_xiangxian

18.226***

        
  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
  2. The 10 items in the table are based on this question: which control mechanism participates in the following activities most (the most = 4, second most = 3, third most = 2 and the least = 1) (1) family dispute mediation, (2) house property dispute mediation, (3) villager dispute mediation, (4) villager vs. village committee dispute mediation, (5) villager vs. village-owned economy dispute mediation, (6) villager vs. government dispute mediation, (7) villager shangfang (appealing to upper government) mediation, (8) quntixing shijian (mass incident) mediation, (9) land expropriation and housing demolition dispute mediation, and (10) social order maintenance such as preventing and controlling crime, violence, and drug abuse. All the items ending with “gov” at the first column of the table stand for government, with “police” for police, with “village” for village committee, and with “xiangxian” for xiangxian. Overall, for 10 items, gov is the summation of 10 items pertaining to government’s participation in the 10 activities above. Overall, for 10 items, police is the summation of 10 items pertaining to the police participation in the 10 activities above. Overall, for 10 items, village is the summation of 10 items pertaining to village committee’s participation in the 10 activities above. Overall, for 10 items_xiangxian is the summation of 10 items pertaining to xiangxian’s participation in the 10 activities above.
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