Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Men (n = 869) and Women (n = 932)
| Variables | Men | Women | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of Transfer (yuan, unconditional)b | 380 | 423 | .382 |
| Percent of Positive Transfer | 37.9 | 40.9 | .190 |
|
Amount of Transfer (yuan, conditional on transfer)b |
1,033 | 1,045 | .908 |
| Family Type | |||
| Type 1: Not coresiding(%) | 61.9 | 84.8 | .000 |
| Type 2: Coresiding(%) | 38.1 | 15.2 | |
| Parents' Resources | |||
| Father's Socioeconomic Index (SEI, 0–10) | 4.30 | 4.32 | .862 |
| Parents' survival status | |||
| Both alive (%) | 57.8 | 59.1 | .561 |
| Only father/mother alive (%) | 42.2 | 40.9 | |
| Parents' Help | |||
| Parents’ help with household chores | |||
| No(%) | 72.7 | 84.4 | .000 |
| Yes(%) | 27.3 | 15.6 | |
| Respondent's Resources | |||
| Income in 1998 (yuan) | 11,217 | 6,967 | .000 |
| Education | 11.3 | 10.9 | .015 |
| Socioeconomic Index (SEI, 0–10) | 4.32 | 4.31 | .966 |
| Demographic Characteristics | |||
| Respondent’s age | 40.3 | 39.2 | .001 |
| Parents’ average age | 69.7 | 68.3 | .000 |
| Respondent has siblings | |||
| Yes(%) | 96.7 | 95.0 | 0.74 |
| No(%) | 3.3 | 5.0 | |
| City | |||
| Shanghai (%) | 33.4 | 30.5 | .187 |
| Wuhan (%) | 33.5 | 37.3 | .088 |
| Xi'an (%) | 33.1 | 32.2 | .667 |
a
Notes: p value refers to the test for gender difference
b
1 RMB yuan is worth about 1/8 U.S. dollar.