Table 9.

The difference of sibling status between male and female

Variable	Male	Female	Mean difference
	N = 672	N = 648
Only child	0.277	0.235	0.042*
	(0.200)	(0.180)
Number of siblings	0.818	0.904	−0.086**
	(0.357)	(0.393)
The oldest of siblings	0.207	0.256	−0.049**
	(0.164)	(0.191)
The middle of siblings	0.025	0.082	−0.056***
	(0.025)	(0.075)
The youngest of siblings	0.491	0.427	0.064**
	(0.250)	(0.245)

^* p value < 0.1 (marginally significant)

^**p value < 0.05

^***p value < 0.01