Table 1 Statistical description of variables.

From: From “transitions” to “trajectories”: towards a holistic interactionistic analysis of educational inequality in contemporary China

Variables

Mean or percentage

Gender

Female (0): 51.9%; Male (1): 48.1%

Age

Mean: 26.2; Std: 3.7

Highest education years of parents (year)

Mean: 8.8; Std: 3.5

Type of residence at age 14

Village (0): 50.2%; Town and county (1): 19.0%;

Prefecture-level city (2): 17.0%;

Provincial capital or municipality (3):13.8%

Learning situation at age 14

Mean: 35.2; Std: 4.3