Table 1.
Comparison of demographic characteristics between LBCa and non-LBC
| Total (N = 2986) |
Non-LBC (N = 2445) |
LBC (N = 541) |
p-value (χ2 test) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (%) | 0.075 | |||
| Male | 51.4 | 50.7 | 54.9 | |
| Female | 48.6 | 49.3 | 45.1 | |
| Age (year), Mean (SD) | 14.2 (1.4) | 14.3 (1.5) | 13.7 (1.2) | < 0.001b |
| Ethnicity (%) | 0.030 | |||
| Han | 99.4 | 99.5 | 98.7 | |
| Others | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| Grade (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Year 1 of junior secondary school | 57.8 | 54.2 | 74.3 | |
| Year 2 of junior secondary school | 19.5 | 20.3 | 15.7 | |
| Year 1 of senior secondary school | 22.7 | 25.5 | 10.0 | |
| Boarder in this term (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 12.5 | 13.7 | 6.6 | |
| No | 87.5 | 86.3 | 93.4 | |
| Father's education (%) | 0.786 | |||
| Primary school and below | 24.7 | 24.5 | 25.9 | |
| Junior secondary school | 53.0 | 53.2 | 52.0 | |
| Senior secondary school and above | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.1 | |
| Father's occupation (%) | 0.008 | |||
| Farmer | 31.9 | 33 | 26.5 | |
| Non-farmer | 68.1 | 67 | 73.5 | |
| Mother's education (%) | 0.005 | |||
| Primary school and below | 56.1 | 57.2 | 51.0 | |
| Junior secondary school | 34.1 | 33.7 | 35.9 | |
| Senior secondary school and above | 9.8 | 9.1 | 13.2 | |
| Mother's occupation (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Farmer | 47.6 | 50.2 | 35.4 | |
| Non-farmer | 52.4 | 49.8 | 64.6 | |
| Living with grandparents (%) | 0.608 | |||
| Yes | 25.9 | 25.7 | 26.8 | |
| No | 74.1 | 74.3 | 73.2 | |
| House type (%) | 0.352 | |||
| Single-storey house | 47.0 | 49.3 | 47.4 | |
| Multi-storey house | 53.0 | 50.7 | 52.6 | |
| Having computer at home (%) | 0.061 | |||
| No | 68.2 | 67.4 | 72.0 | |
| Yes, but not connected with internet | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.7 | |
| Yes, already connected with internet | 18.8 | 19.6 | 15.3 | |
a: LBC: Left Behind Children;
b: t-test;
Totals for all categories may not sum to 2986 due to missing data.