Table 2.
Research variables analysis.
| Variable | Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | Gender | Male, Female (control group) | |
| Family structure | One child (control group), More than one child | ||
| Family background | Family location | Provincial capital and municipalities, Province administrative cities, County towns, Townships, Villages (control group) | |
| Family yearly income per capita | Above RMB 50,001, RMB 20,001-50,000, RMB 10,001-20,000, RMB 5,001-10,000, RMB 3,001-5,000, Below RMB 3,000 (control group) | ||
| Parents' education years | Master (19 years), Undergraduate (16 years), Vocational college (15 years), High school or technical secondary school (12 years), Junior high school (9 years), Elementary (6 years), Illiterate or semi-illiterate (0 year) | ||
| Parents' occupation | Managerial and technical staff, Non-managerial and technical staff (control group) | ||
| Student engagement | Academic engagement | Learning length | Continuous variable: Hours per day |
| Minor courses/dual degrees | Yes, No (control group) | ||
| Qualification certificates | Obtained (language, computer and vocational skills), Not obtained (control group) | ||
| Social engagement | Internship engagement | Continuous variable: percentage in spare time | |
| Clubs activities engagement | Continuous variable: percentage in spare time | ||
| Social networking length | Continuous variable: hours per day | ||
| Student-related matters | Student leader, not involved (control group) | ||
| Human capital | Academic scores | Top 25% in major, Middle 25–50% in major, Bottom 50% in major (control group) | |
| Scholarships | Obtained, not obtained (control group) | ||
| College educational practice | Professional education | Factor score | |
| Transferable education | Factor score | ||
| Teaching resources support | Factor score | ||
| Employability | Soft skills | Factor score | |
| Professional skills | Factor score | ||
| Basic skills | Factor score | ||