Table 2 Comparative analysis of female characteristic variables between ethnic minority and Han areas.

From: Does culture influence female labor force participation of ethnic minorities? Evidence from a large-scale survey on both sides of the ethnic boundary in China

 

(1) All

(2) Ethnic minority

(3) Han areas

(4) Difference (all)

(5) Difference at border (11 km)

Individual level

Age

37.80

36.63

38.86

−2.24***

−0.94

Education

1.67

1.60

1.73

−0.13***

0.15***

Marriage

1.90

1.89

1.92

−0.03**

−0.06**

Family level

Family size

4.61

4.93

4.32

0.61***

0.49***

Housing

0.90

0.89

0.90

−0.01

0.07***

Observations

13,557

6433

7124

13,557

2087

  1. The values in parentheses are t-statistics. *** and ** indicate significance at 1% and 5% levels, respectively. The table reports the marginal effect estimates of the model.
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