Table 2 Ordered probit estimation of the effects of offline and online social capital on fertility intentions.

From: Offline social capital, online social capital, and fertility intentions: evidence from China

Variables

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Trust

0.075*** (0.028)

 

0.074*** (0.028)

 

0.073*** (0.028)

Network

 

0.057** (0.027)

0.055** (0.027)

 

0.059** (0.027)

Online

   

−0.079** (0.036)

−0.082** (0.036)

Gender

0.022 (0.028)

0.024 (0.028)

0.023 (0.028)

0.024 (0.028)

0.025 (0.028)

Age

0.009*** (0.002)

0.009*** (0.002)

0.009*** (0.002)

0.007*** (0.002)

0.007*** (0.002)

Education

0.014 (0.017)

0.016 (0.017)

0.013 (0.017)

0.021 (0.017)

0.018 (0.017)

Hukou

0.313*** (0.033)

0.314*** (0.033)

0.311*** (0.033)

0.302*** (0.033)

0.298*** (0.033)

Marital status

0.169*** (0.049)

0.168*** (0.049)

0.167*** (0.049)

0.175*** (0.049)

0.171*** (0.049)

Health

0.011 (0.015)

0.012 (0.015)

0.010 (0.015)

0.016 (0.015)

0.012 (0.015)

Work

0.002 (0.008)

0.002 (0.008)

0.002 (0.008)

0.002 (0.008)

0.003 (0.008)

Medical insurance

0.137** (0.057)

0.135** (0.057)

0.133** (0.057)

0.141** (0.057)

0.135** (0.057)

Pension insurance

−0.051 (0.034)

−0.049 (0.034)

−0.052 (0.034)

−0.048 (0.034)

−0.052 (0.034)

Children

0.189*** (0.065)

0.187*** (0.064)

0.189*** (0.065)

0.194*** (0.065)

0.197*** (0.065)

Son ratio

−0.203*** (0.035)

−0.202*** (0.035)

−0.203*** (0.035)

−0.203*** (0.035)

−0.204*** (0.035)

Family income

0.007 (0.009)

0.006 (0.009)

0.007 (0.009)

0.009 (0.009)

0.008 (0.009)

Middle

0.010 (0.038)

0.008 (0.038)

0.008 (0.038)

0.012 (0.038)

0.010 (0.038)

East

−0.264*** (0.037)

−0.267*** (0.037)

−0.264*** (0.037)

−0.261*** (0.037)

−0.258*** (0.037)

Northeast

−0.456*** (0.047)

−0.456*** (0.047)

−0.455*** (0.047)

−0.454*** (0.047)

−0.451*** (0.047)

Pseudo-R2

0.0375

0.0373

0.0378

0.0374

0.0382

Observations

7518

7518

7518

7518

7518

  1. Note: ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1, where the p-value is the probability that the estimated coefficient falls outside the standard error. Robust standard error in parentheses.