Table 1.
Coding schemes and descriptive statistics for socio-demographic variables and descriptive statistics for NCEE score and first-year GPA
| Variable | Coding scheme | N (%) | Variable | Coding scheme | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
Female = 1 |
773 (60.2) |
Parental annual |
<RMB$5,000 = 1 |
143 (11.1) |
| |
Male = 0 |
512 (39.8) |
Income† |
RMB$5,000-10,000 = 2 |
257 (20.0) |
| Ethnicity |
Minority = 1 |
32 (2.5) |
|
RMB$10,000-20,000 = 3 |
280 (21.8) |
| |
Han = 0 |
1,253 (97.5) |
|
RMB$20,000-40,000 = 4 |
260 (20.2) |
| Residence |
Urban = 1 |
686 (53.4) |
|
RMB$40,000-60,000 = 5 |
135 (10.5) |
| |
Rural = 0 |
599 (46.6) |
|
RMB$60,000-80,000 = 6 |
47 (3.7) |
| NCEE |
Repeater = 1 |
131 (10.2) |
|
RMB$80,000-100,000 = 7 |
64 (5.0) |
| Repetition |
Non-repeater = 0 |
1,154 (89.8) |
|
>RMB$100,000 = 8 |
62 (4.8) |
| Parental Education* |
First-generation = 1 |
1,013 (78.8) |
NCEE score |
Mean (SD) |
587.61 (21.79) |
| Non-first-generation = 0 | 272 (21.2) | First-year GPA | Mean (SD) | 77.32 (5.30) |
*First-generation college students are students from families in which neither parent had more than a high-school education.
†Best estimate of parents’ total income last year (considering income from all sources before taxes) on an eight-point scale.