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Table 1 Characteristics and health outcomes of children (aged 0–17) by gender in rural China

From: Does the timing of parental migration matter for child growth? A life course study on left-behind children in rural China

 

Wave

1997

2000

2004

2006

2009

N

Boys

Proportion (%)

Only childa

37 (22.0)

55 (22.5)

97 (28.5)

118 (34.7)

188 (50.7)

495

Never left behind

120 (71.4)

157 (64.1)

226 (66.3)

217 (63.8)

249 (67.1)

969

Left behind in early childhood only

4 (2.4)

16 (6.5)

35 (10.3)

47 (13.8)

67 (18.1)

169

Left behind in early and later childhood

5 (3.0)

14 (5.7)

22 (6.5)

19 (5.6)

18 (4.9)

78

Left behind in later childhood only

39 (23.2)

58 (23.7)

58 (17.0)

57 (16.8)

37 (10.0)

249

Mean (s.d.)

Height (cm)

93.6 (13.7)

103.2 (17.5)

114.8 (24.6)

117.9 (27.0)

120.3 (30.5)

1465

Weight (kg)

14.3 (3.6)

17.4 (5.6)

22.6 (10.0)

24.4 (12.1)

26.179 (15.0)

1465

Age (years)

3.6 (1.7)

5.1 (2.5)

7.0 (3.7)

7.5 (4.2)

7.6 (4.8)

1465

Household income per capita (RMB)

3100.7 (2735.1)

3508.4 (2741.4)

4594.5 (4088.1)

4938.8 (5103.2)

8471.8 (7968.2)

1465

Asset score

1.2 (0.7)

1.2 (0.8)

1.6 (0.8)

1.7 (0.8)

1.8 (0.8)

1465

Girls

Proportion (%)

Only childa

26 (23.4)

32 (18.4)

61 (23.6)

85 (30.9)

102 (37.5)

306

Never left behind

82 (73.9)

112 (64.4)

166 (64.3)

179 (65.1)

182 (66.9)

721

Left behind in early childhood only

7 (6.3)

8 (4.6)

27 (10.5)

37 (13.5)

38 (14.0)

117

Left behind in early and later childhood

4 (3.6)

10 (5.8)

17 (6.6)

16 (5.8)

16 (5.9)

63

Left behind in later childhood only

18 (16.2)

44 (25.3)

48 (18.6)

43 (15.6)

36 (13.2)

189

 

Mean (s.d.)

 

Height (cm)

90.5 (14.9)

103.0 (17.2)

112.5 (25.3)

116.8 (26.9)

120.8 (27.2)

1090

Weight (kg)

13.2 (3.7)

16.8 (5.1)

21.4 (9.8)

24.0 (12.4)

25.9 (13.7)

1090

Age (years)

3.3 (1.8)

5.2 (2.4)

6.7 (3.7)

7.4 (4.2)

8.0 (4.7)

1090

Household income per capita (RMB)

3232.9 (2796.2)

3593.2 (3626.2)

4600.4 (4162.2)

5416.7 (5865.4)

7158.6 (6862.7)

1090

Asset score

1.3 (0.7)

1.2 (0.7)

1.6 (0.8)

1.7 (0.8)

1.7 (0.8)

1090

  1. aWhether this child is the only child within a household