Appendix B.
Descriptive Statistics for Variables in the Model (N=1771)
| Variable | Mean | Std. Dev. |
|---|---|---|
| Logged earnings | 9.027 | 0.624 |
| City | ||
| Shanghai | 0.312 | 0.463 |
| Wuhan | 0.353 | 0.478 |
| Xi’an | 0.335 | 0.472 |
| Education level | ||
| No schooling | 0.005 | 0.071 |
| Primary school | 0.030 | 0.170 |
| Junior high | 0.298 | 0.457 |
| Senior high | 0.439 | 0.496 |
| Junior college | 0.158 | 0.365 |
| College | 0.071 | 0.256 |
| Experience+experience2 | ||
| Experience | 20.107 | 8.973 |
| Experience squared | 484.752 | 375.857 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 0.577 | 0.494 |
| Female | 0.423 | 0.494 |
| Cadre status | ||
| Cadre | 0.094 | 0.292 |
| Sector | ||
| Government and public | 0.219 | 0.414 |
| State-owned | 0.516 | 0.500 |
| Collectively owned | 0.094 | 0.292 |
| Privately owned | 0.172 | 0.377 |
| Danwei profitability (linear) | 2.954 | 0.862 |
| Danwei profitability (dummies) | ||
| Very poor | 0.076 | 0.265 |
| Relatively poor | 0.147 | 0.355 |
| Average | 0.545 | 0.498 |
| Fairly good | 0.211 | 0.408 |
| Very good | 0.021 | 0.143 |