Table 4 Socioeconomic characteristics of participants by region.
Variables | Shanghai (n = 3151) | Beijing (n = 3168) | Wuhan (n = 3283) | Xi'an (n = 3266) | Guangzhou (n = 3210) | Total (n = 16 078) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum education level | ||||||
Primary school/uneducated | 595 (18.9) | 427 (13.5) | 914 (27.8) | 659 (20.2) | 587 (18.3) | 3182 (19.8) |
Secondary/high school | 2162 (68.6) | 1884 (59.5) | 2056 (62.6) | 1920 (58.8) | 1908 (59.4) | 9930 (61.8) |
College graduate | 394 (12.5) | 857 (27.1) | 312 (9.5) | 687 (21.0) | 714 (22.2) | 2964 (18.4) |
Current occupation a | ||||||
White-collar worker | 756 (24.0) | 666 (21.0) | 395 (12.0) | 844 (25.8) | 897 (27.9) | 3558 (22.1) |
Manufacturing industry worker | 680 (21.6) | 299 (9.4) | 464 (14.1) | 297 (9.1) | 739 (23.0) | 2479 (15.4) |
Agricultural or fisheries worker | 729 (23.1) | 1343 (42.4) | 1083 (33.0) | 1355 (41.5) | 302 (9.4) | 4812 (29.9) |
Other | 985 (31.3) | 858 (27.1) | 1333 (40.6) | 766 (23.5) | 1266 (39.4) | 5208 (32.4) |
Total family income per month b | ||||||
≤ 1999 yuan | 1246 (39.5) | 1727 (54.5) | 2132 (64.9) | 2236 (68.5) | 1474 (45.9) | 8815 (54.8) |
2000-4999 yuan | 1574 (50.0) | 1240 (39.1) | 989 (30.1) | 899 (27.5) | 1261 (39.3) | 5963 (37.1) |
≥ 5000 yuan | 324 (10.3) | 192 (6.1) | 160 (4.9) | 130 (4.0) | 453 (14.1) | 1259 (7.8) |