Table 1.
Definition of main variables and descriptive statistics
| Variables | Symbols | Definition Method | Mean | Std | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | Fertility intentions | FI | Whether the interviewee Plans to have Children in the Next Two Years: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.057 | 0.231 |
| Independent variable | Urban public health education service | UPHES | Has the Interviewee Received at Least One Health Education: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.819 | 0.385 |
| Covariates | Age | Age | Interviewee’s Age (Years) | 35.740 | 7.329 |
| Education level | Edu | Interviewees’ Education: High School/Secondary School and Above = 1, Otherwise = 0 | 0.355 | 0.479 | |
| Political identity | Party_member | Whether the Interviewee is a Member of the Communist Party: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.038 | 0.192 | |
| Marital status | Marital | Marital Status of the Interviewee: First Marriage = 1, Remarried = 0 | 0.973 | 0.161 | |
| Employment status | Work | Did the Interviewee Do More than One Hour of Paid Work in the Week before May Day: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.853 | 0.354 | |
| Urban medical insurance | Insurance | Whether the Interviewee Participates in Urban Residents’ Medical Insurance, Urban Employees’ Medical Insurance, or Publicly Funded Medical Care: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 1.006 | 0.319 | |
| Number of children | Child | Number of Biological Children of the Interviewee | 1.495 | 0.700 | |
| Spouse's education level | Spo_edu | Interviewee’s Spouse’s Education: High School/Junior High School and Above = 1, Otherwise = 0 | 0.359 | 0.480 | |
| The age gap between couples | Age_gap | The Age Difference between the Interviewee’s Spouse and Interviewee | − 0.227 | 0.290 | |
| Family ethnic identity | Ethnic | Whether Either Interviewee or Spouse is an Ethnic Minority: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.109 | 0.311 | |
| Family income level | Income | Natural Logarithm of the Average Monthly Gross Income of the Interviewee’s Household | 8.834 | 0.500 | |
| Family housing stress | House_ exp | Interviewee Households’ Average Local Monthly Housing Expenditure to Total Expenditure Ratio (%) | 0.122 | 0.153 | |
| Range of population movement | Range_move | Whether the Interviewee is Inter-Provincial Mobility: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.498 | 0.500 | |
| Length of residence in the inflow | Time_move | Interviewees have Lived in the Place of Inflow for a Long Time (Years) | 6.262 | 5.577 | |
| Mechanism variables | Subjective level mental health | Mental health | Subjective Health Evaluation of Interviewees: Healthy = 1, Basically Healthy = 0, and Unhealthy = 0 | 0.894 | 0.308 |
| Objective level physical health | Physical health | Has the Interviewee been Sick (injured) or Unwell within One Year: Yes = 0, No = 1 | 0.896 | 0.305 | |