Table 2 Descriptive analysis of socio-demographic characteristics of the sample.
Variables | Categorization | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 362 | 53.2% |
Female | 318 | 46.8% | |
Age | 18–30 years old | 216 | 31.8% |
31–45 years old | 234 | 34.4% | |
46–60 years old | 151 | 22.2% | |
61–70 years old | 79 | 11.6% | |
Educational attainment | Junior high school or below | 155 | 22.8% |
Middle high school (including secondary vocational school) | 161 | 23.7% | |
Two (three) year college | 108 | 15.9% | |
Undergraduate college | 164 | 24.1% | |
Postgraduate students and above | 92 | 13.5% | |
Marital status | Unmarried | 185 | 27.2% |
Married | 495 | 72.8% | |
Annual income | ¥30,000 and below | 149 | 21.9% |
Between ¥30,000 and ¥50,000 | 59 | 8.7% | |
Between ¥50,000 and ¥100,000 | 162 | 23.8% | |
Between ¥100,000 and ¥150,000 | 197 | 29.0% | |
Between ¥150,000 and ¥200,000 | 73 | 10.7% | |
More than ¥200,000 | 40 | 5.9% | |
Occupation | Students | 124 | 18.2% |
Company employees | 131 | 19.3% | |
Civil servants | 15 | 2.2% | |
Public institution staff | 44 | 6.5% | |
Peasants | 41 | 6.0% | |
Freelancers | 117 | 17.2% | |
Retirees | 33 | 4.9% | |
Out of work | 56 | 8.2% | |
Others | 119 | 17.5% | |
Current city | Wuxi | 243 | 35.7% |
Yangzhou | 228 | 33.5% | |
Huai’an | 103 | 15.2% | |
Lianyungang | 106 | 15.6% | |
Current place of residence | Cities (including towns) | 383 | 56.3% |
Countryside | 297 | 43.7% |
