Table 1 Variable description.

From: What urban public services do immigrant entrepreneurs with different educational backgrounds most value?

Variable

Measure

Education background of urban immigrant entrepreneur

If the immigrant entrepreneur has attended primary school or have not attended school, make it equal 1

 

If the immigrant entrepreneur has attended junior high school, senior school, or technical school, make it equal 2

 

If the immigrant entrepreneur has attended college, undergraduate or postgraduate, make it equal 3

Number of urban low educated immigrant entrepreneurs

Number of immigrant entrepreneurs who have attended primary school and have not attended school in each city

Number of urban medium educated immigrant entrepreneurs

Number of immigrant entrepreneurs who have attended junior high school, senior high school or technical school in each city

Number of urban high educated immigrant entrepreneurs

Number of immigrant entrepreneurs who have attended college, undergraduate and postgraduate education in each city

Urban higher education

Number of full-time teachers in regular higher education institutions in each city (unit:10,000 people)

Urban vocational education

Number of full-time teachers in vocational education schools in each city (unit:10,000 people)

Urban primary education

The average number of full-time teachers in general middle schools and primary schools in each city(unit:10,000 people)

Urban cultural service

Number of books in public libraries in each city (unit:10,000 books)

Urban communication service

Number of internet broadband access users in each city(unit:10,000 households)

Urban medical service

Number of hospitals and health centers in each city.

Urban transportation service

The actual paved road area of each city at the end of the year divided by population at the end 2017 (unit:square meters each person)

Urban average wage

Average salary of employees in each city (unit:10,000 yuan)

Urban economic development level

The logarithm of the regional gross domestic product of each city (unit:10,000 yuan)

Urban industrial structure

The ratio of the output value of the tertiary industry to the output value of the secondary industry in each city (%)

Urban population size

The logarithm of the total population of each city at the end of 2017 (unit:10,000 people)