Table 4.

Univariate analysis of the influence of general demographic data on externalizing behavior problems of Hui ethnicity leftbehind children (N=383)

Characteristics		Total number	Positive number	χ2	p-value
Sex				0.17	0.68
	Male	194	22
	Female	189	24
Caregiver’s education level				0.12	0.73
	Junior high school or higher	76	10
	Primary school or lower	307	36
Age group (yr)				0.34	0.56
	6–11	114	12
	12–16	269	34
Father’s education level				2.78	0.10
	Junior high school or higher	77	5
	Primary school or lower	306	41
Maternal education level				0.37	0.55
	Junior high school or higher	29	5
	Primary school or lower	354	41
Frequency of contact with teachers				10.01	0.02
	At least once a week	26	2
	At least once a month	47	4
	>Once a month	222	21
	Never contact	88	19
Academic performance				14.98	<0.01
	Good (average score>80)	53	2
	Moderate (average score=60–80)	262	27
	Poor (average score<60)	68	17
Only child				0.32	0.57
	Yes	15	3
	No	368	43
Parents’ divorced				0.11	0.74
	Yes	16	1
	No	367	45
Parental migration status				4.31	0.04
	One parent migrating	252	24
	Both parents migrating	131	22
Father’s occupation				0.00	>0.99
	Farmers	233	28
	Not farmers	150	18
Mother’s occupation				2.63	0.11
	Farmers	287	30
	Not farmers	96	16
Father alive				0.43	0.22
	Yes	373	46
	No	10	0
Mother alive				0.00	>0.99
	Yes	375	45
	No	8	1