Table 6.
Binary logistic regression analysis of influencing factors of overseas students’ choice of returning to China.
| Dimensions | variables | B estimated value | Wald value | Sig | OR value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demography | Gender | Male | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Female | 0.688 | 5.382 | 0.020* | 1.990 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 0 | — | — | 1 | |
| In love | 0.150 | 0.337 | 0.561 | 1.162 | ||
| Married | 0.059 | 0.010 | 0.920 | 1.061 | ||
| Annual household income | Less than 100,000 CNY | 0 | — | — | 1 | |
| 100,000 ~ 200,000 CNY | −0.378 | 0.809 | 0.368 | 0.685 | ||
| 200,001 ~ 300,000CNY | 0.012 | 0.001 | 0.978 | 1.012 | ||
| 300,001CNY and above | 0.543 | 1.881 | 0.170 | 1.721 | ||
| Length of study abroad | half a year | 0 | — | — | 1 | |
| a year | −0.421 | 1.968 | 0.161 | 0.656 | ||
| One and a half years | −1.152 | 3.360 | 0.067 | 0.316 | ||
| 2 years | −0.224 | 0.166 | 0.684 | 0.800 | ||
| 2 years and above | 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.987 | 1.006 | ||
| Survival rationality | Life and Risk Factors in Foreign Countries | Protective supplies reserve | −0.339 | 4.560 | 0.033* | 0.712 |
| Daily necessities supply | 0.402 | 7.302 | 0.007** | 1.495 | ||
| Collective life risk | 0.033 | 0.064 | 0.800 | 1.034 | ||
| Outgoing purchasing risk | 0.191 | 1.594 | 0.207 | 1.210 | ||
| Institutional rationality | Policy control factors | Foreign prevention and control policies | 0.521 | 12.801 | 0.000*** | 1.684 |
| China’s prevention and control policies | 0.071 | 0.236 | 0.627 | 1.074 | ||
| Embassy assistance | −0.155 | 1.223 | 0.269 | 0.856 | ||
| Economic rationality | Cost factors of returning home | Transportation expenses | −0.481 | 16.685 | 0.000*** | 0.618 |
| Return time cost | −0.170 | 1.609 | 0.205 | 0.844 | ||
| Isolation fee | −0.354 | 7.613 | 0.006** | 0.702 | ||
| Development rationality | Personal development factors | Academic research progress | −0.065 | 0.264 | 0.607 | 0.937 |
| Graduation and job hunting | 0.508 | 18.394 | 0.000*** | 1.661 | ||
| Mentor’s requirements and suggestions | −0.049 | 0.271 | 0.602 | 0.953 | ||
| Constant | −3.410 | 16.684 | 0.000 | 0.033 | ||
The first classification independent variable in demographic variables is the reference group, so no value is displayed in the table. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, and *p < 0.05.