Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics between non-migrant women (N = 1,195) and migrant women (N = 1,076) from rural area of Shandong Province, China
| Local women (n = 1,195) | Migrant women (n = 1,076) | χ 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n a | n a | |||
| Current address | ||||
| Yantai | 379 (31.7 %) | 350 (32.5 %) | 3.304 | 0.192 |
| Linyi | 397 (33.2 %) | 386 (35.9 %) | ||
| Weifang | 419 (35.1 %) | 340 (31.6 %) | ||
| Age (year) | ||||
| <30 | 251 (21.6 %) | 245 (23.0 %) | 0.671 | 0.715 |
| 30–39 | 556 (47.8 %) | 499 (46.9 %) | ||
| ≥40 | 355 (30.6 %) | 319 (30.2 %) | ||
| Education level | ||||
| Illiterate | 23 (2.0 %) | 198 (19.0 %) | 434.648 | <0.001 |
| Elementary school | 238 (20.5 %) | 464 (44.5 %) | ||
| Junior middle school | 713 (61.5 %) | 343 (32.9 %) | ||
| Senior meddle school or above | 185 (16.0 %) | 37 (3.6 %) | ||
| Ethinicity | ||||
| Han Chinese | 1130 (99.2 %) | 533 (52.0 %) | 675.834 | <0.001 |
| Ethnic minorities | 9 (0.8 %) | 492 (48.0 %) | ||
| Marriage history | ||||
| First marriage | 1085 (97.3 %) | 833 (84.3 %) | 110.302 | <0.001 |
| Remarried | 30 (2.7 %) | 155 (15.7 %) | ||
| Annual income per capita in the household (CNYb) | ||||
| <5,000 | 236 (20.1 %) | 340 (32.9 %) | 70.902 | <0.001 |
| 5,000- | 338 (28.7 %) | 328 (31.7 %) | ||
| 10000- | 245 (20.8 %) | 170 (16.4 %) | ||
| 15000- | 358 (30.4 %) | 196 (19.0 %) | ||
| Quality of relationship with spouse | ||||
| Poor | 62 (5.2 %) | 42 (3.9 %) | 2.410 | 0.300 |
| Average | 566 (47.6 %) | 528 (49.3 %) | ||
| Good | 562 (47.2 %) | 501 (46.8 %) | ||
| Living situation | ||||
| Not living with the husband’s family | 31 (2.6 %) | 115 (10.7 %) | 61.804 | <0.001 |
| Living with the husband’s family | 1160 (97.4 %) | 956 (89.3 %) | ||
| Number of children | ||||
| 0 | 25 (2.1 %) | 37 (3.6 %) | ||
| 1 | 698 (59.7 %) | 631 (61.3 %) | 5.669 | 0.059 |
| ≥2 | 446 (38.2 %) | 362 (35.1 %) | ||
| Number of offspring with current husband | ||||
| 0 | 26 (2.2 %) | 56 (5.5 %) | 34.453 | <0.001 |
| 1 | 704 (60.5 %) | 684 (66.9 %) | ||
| ≧2 | 434 (37.3 %) | 282 (27.6 %) |
a Missing exists if the sum of n is less than N; b CNY: Chinese Yuan; 6.1 CNY=1 USD