Table 1.
The characteristics of the study sample (N = 2,080)
| N | % | N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gender |
|
|
Ethnic group |
|
|
| Male |
1,227 |
59.0 |
Han |
1,674 |
80.5 |
| Female |
853 |
41.0 |
Tibetan |
147 |
7.1 |
| |
|
|
Qiang |
211 |
10.1 |
|
Age groups |
|
|
Other |
48 |
2.3 |
| 18-30 |
441 |
21.2 |
|
|
|
| 31-40 |
849 |
40.8 |
Education level |
|
|
| 41-50 |
609 |
29.3 |
No degreea |
1095 |
52.6 |
| 51-68 |
181 |
8.7 |
Bachelor |
938 |
45.1 |
| |
|
|
Graduate |
47 |
2.3 |
|
Income (RMB/month) |
|
|
|
|
|
| <1000 RMB |
385 |
18.5 |
Housing status |
|
|
| 1000-2000 RMB |
1360 |
65.4 |
Original house |
758 |
36.4 |
| 2000-3000 RMB |
264 |
12.7 |
Public dormitory |
295 |
14.2 |
| >3000 RMB |
71 |
3.4 |
Rented house |
643 |
30.9 |
| Temporary accommodation | 384 | 18.5 |
aIn China only undergraduates and above have a degree, so in our study all education lower than undergraduate level (including college diploma, high school and less than high school) are included in “No degree” group.