Table 1.
Study samples in Tianjin and Xi’an
| Characteristic | Total (n = 1,684) | Tianjin (n = 976) | Xi’an (n = 708) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Gendera | ||||||
| Male | 778 | 46.2 | 549 | 56.3 | 229 | 32.3 |
| Female | 906 | 53.8 | 427 | 43.8 | 479 | 67.5 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 21.23 ± 2.23 | 21.34 ± 2.11 | 21.09 ± 2.39 | |||
| Educationa | ||||||
| Primary | 62 | 3.7 | 32 | 3.3 | 30 | 4.3 |
| Middle school | 712 | 42.3 | 467 | 47.9 | 245 | 34.5 |
| High school | 661 | 39.3 | 349 | 35.8 | 312 | 44.0 |
| Post-secondary | 211 | 12.5 | 97 | 9.9 | 114 | 16.3 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 1,335 | 79.3 | 777 | 79.6 | 558 | 78.6 |
| Married | 346 | 20.5 | 198 | 20.3 | 148 | 20.8 |
| Divorced | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Type of current worka | ||||||
| No job | 53 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7.5 |
| Manufacturing | 405 | 24.0 | 398 | 40.8 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Hotel and restaurant | 646 | 38.4 | 286 | 29.3 | 360 | 50.6 |
| Construction | 288 | 17.1 | 277 | 28.4 | 11 | 1.5 |
| Self-employed | 229 | 13.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 228 | 32.1 |
| Others | 51 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.9 | 42 | 5.8 |
| Living ina | ||||||
| Quarters in place of work | 992 | 58.9 | 831 | 85.1 | 161 | 22.7 |
| Rental unit | 437 | 26.0 | 92 | 9.4 | 345 | 48.6 |
| Relatives/friend’s house | 61 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.5 | 56 | 7.9 |
| Own house/family house | 177 | 10.5 | 36 | 3.7 | 141 | 19.9 |
| Years as migrant worker | ||||||
| <3 years | 843 | 50.1 | 448 | 45.9 | 395 | 55.8 |
| ≥3 years | 841 | 49.9 | 528 | 54.1 | 313 | 44.2 |
SD Standard deviation
aThere was a significant difference between Tianjin and Xi’an (P < 0.05)