Table 5.
Coefficients of Logistic Regressions on Chinese, Math and Awards for Left-Behind Children (LBC)
Chinese
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Math
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Awards
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Key Independent Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 |
Family arrangement (Ref.=LBC with others) | ||||||
LBC with mother | 7.895 | 0.318 | 6.408 | 0.260 | 12.070 + | 0.916 + |
LBC with grandparents | 14.024 ** | 0.092 | 9.424 + | 0.195 | 7.361 | −0.001 |
Gender of child (Ref.=Girls) | −1.197 ** | −3.266 | −0.441 | 2.279 | −0.320 | −5.255 |
Number of moves in cities | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Child’s living space | 1.8E-04 | −2.4E-04 | 0.001 | 1.2E-04 | 0.004 | 0.002 |
Control Variables | ||||||
Age of child | 0.036 | 0.040 | 0.014 | 0.004 | 0.060 | 0.051 |
Mother’se education | 0.096 * | 0.091 * | 0.036 | 0.035 | 0.068 | 0.046 |
Father’s education | −0.015 | −0.021 | 0.041 | 0.031 | 0.040 | 0.046 |
Number of siblings | −0.280 | −0.179 | −0.249 | −0.173 | 0.076 | 0.127 |
Wage income in 2008 (in log form) | 1.341 *** | 0.541 + | 0.832 * | 0.555 * | 0.872 * | 0.153 |
Duration of stay in the cities | 0.059 * | 0.044 | 0.072 ** | 0.042 | 0.058 * | 0.026 |
Interactions: | ||||||
LBC with mother × Boys | −0.435 | −0.126 | −0.255 | |||
LBC with grandparents × Boys | 0.506 | 0.178 | −0.108 | |||
LBC with mother × Wage in 2008 | −0.715 | −0.560 | −0.975 | |||
LBC with grandparents × Wage in 2008 | −1.359 ** | −0.908 + | −0.678 | |||
LBC with mother × Child’s living space | 0.001 | −0.003 | −0.010 + | |||
LBC with grandparents × Child’s living space | −0.001 | 0.001 | −0.003 | |||
Boys ×Wage income in 2008 | 0.208 | −0.294 | 0.443 | |||
Boys × Duration of stay in the city | 0.018 | 0.043 | 0.052 | |||
Boys × Child’s living space | 0.000 | 0.001 | −0.002 | |||
Intercept 1 | 10.970 ** | 2.798 | 6.327 | 3.154 | −11.077 * | −3.036 |
Intercept 2 | 12.506 *** | 4.287 | 7.786 * | 4.591 + | ||
Intercept 3 | 14.643 *** | 6.370 * | 9.511 ** | 6.308 * | ||
Intercept 4 | 16.176 *** | 7.873 * | 10.966 ** | 7.752 ** | ||
Number of Cases | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 |
Prob > F | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.072 | 0.033 | 0.187 | 0.113 |
Note:
significant at 0.1 level
0.05 level
0.01 level
0.001 level