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. 2022 Apr 22;19(4):289–301. doi: 10.30773/pi.2021.0119

Table 1.

The demographic characteristics between Hui ethnicity LBC and non-LBC

Characteristics LBC (N=383)
Non-LBC (N=572)
χ2 p-value
N % N %
Sex 2.01 0.16
Male 194 50.65 263 45.98
Female 189 49.35 309 54.02
Age group (yr) 0.38 0.55
6–11 114 29.77 181 31.64
12–16 269 70.23 391 68.36
Age (mean±SD, yr) 12.86±2.77 12.62±2.49 1.40* 0.16
Only child 0.92 0.34
Yes 15 3.92 16 2.80
No 368 96.08 556 97.20
Mother alive 2.52 0.11
Yes 375 97.91 567 99.13
No 8 2.09 5 0.87
Father’s education level 0.27 0.60
Junior high school or higher 77 20.10 123 21.50
Primary school or lower 306 79.90 449 78.50
Maternal education level 0.30 0.58
Junior high school or higher 29 7.57 49 8.57
Primary school or lower 354 92.43 523 91.43
Caregiver’s education level 0.38 0.54
Junior high school or higher 76 19.84 123 21.50
Primary school or lower 307 80.16 449 78.50
Academic performance 3.86 0.15
Good (average score>80) 53 13.84 102 17.83
Moderate (average score=60–80) 262 68.41 358 62.59
Poor (average score<60) 68 17.75 112 19.58
Frequency of contact with teachers 5.52 0.14
At least once a week 26 6.79 38 6.64
At least once a month 47 12.27 92 16.08
>Once a month 222 57.96 291 50.87
Never contact 88 22.98 151 26.40
Father alive 0.51 0.48
Yes 373 97.39 561 98.08
No 10 2.61 11 1.92
Father’s occupation 2.46 0.12
Farmers 233 60.84 470 76.92
Non-farmers 150 39.16 102 23.18
Mother’s occupation 3.43 0.06
Farmers 287 74.93 474 82.87
Not farmers 96 25.07 98 17.13
Parents’ divorced 0.35 0.56
Yes 16 4.18 20 3.50
No 367 95.82 552 96.50
*

t-test. p values are from t-test (continuous variables).

LBC, left-behind children