Table 1 Definition of variables.
From: Does homeownership impair employment? Evidence from migrant data in transitional China
Variables | Definition |
|---|---|
Employment | Hold a paid job=1; no=0 |
Homeownership | Owned housing in destination city=1; renter=0 |
Gender | Male=1; female=0 |
Age | Age of respondent (continuous variable) |
Health | Healthy=4, basically healthy=3, unhealthy but can take care of oneself=2, cannot take care of oneself=1 |
College or above | College or above=1; others=0 |
Middle school | Senior and junior middle school=1; others=0 |
Hukou | Urban Hukou=1; rural Hukou=0 |
Family size | Number of family members |
Marital status | Married=1; others=0 |
Contracted land in hometown | Having contracted land in hometown=1; otherwise=0 |
Homestead in hometown | Having homestead in hometown=1; otherwise=0 |
Inter-provincial migration | Migrated across the provinces=1; others=0 |
Inter-prefectural level migration | Migrated across prefectural level cities within province=1; others=0 |
Migration experience | Cumulative years of migration (continuous variable) |
Large city | Destination city with 5 million population=1; others=0 |
Medium city | Destination city with 1-5 million population=1; others=0 |
Regional homeownership rate | Average homeownership of migrants in specified city |
Gender of first child | Male=1; female=0 |
Migration province | The destination in the specified province=1; others=0 |
Hukou province | The Hukou (hometown) in the specified province=1; others=0 |
