TABLE 1.
Cohabitation rate (in percent) before first marriage by sex and other explanatory variables
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Total sample | 8.1 | 6.2 |
| Respondent’s education | ||
| Primary school | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Middle school | 9.2 | 8.2 |
| High school | 11.4 | 9.6 |
| College | 15.5 | 12.3 |
| Residence/migration | ||
| Always rural | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| Always urban | 10.0 | 7.6 |
| Rural–urban migrant | 11.3 | 8.2 |
| Respondent’s CCP membership | ||
| Non-member | 8.2 | 6.2 |
| Member | 7.4 | 5.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Han | 8.2 | 6.4 |
| Minority | 6.2 | 4.4 |
| Father’s education | ||
| Primary school | 7.7 | 5.7 |
| Middle school | 12.3 | 9.9 |
| High school | 11.1 | 14.9 |
| College | 14.7 | 9.6 |
| Missing | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| Father’s CCP membership | ||
| Non-member | 8.0 | 5.9 |
| Member | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Missing | 8.3 | 6.4 |
| Region | ||
| Small province | 7.7 | 6.0 |
| Shanghai | 12.5 | 13.3 |
| Liaoning | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| Henan | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Gansu | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Guangdong | 15.3 | 11.1 |
SOURCE: 2010 and 2012 pooled CFPS data.