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Table 1 Summary statistics and standardized difference by child gender

From: Gendered impact of solid fuel use on acute respiratory infections in children in China

 

Total (N=1940)

Male (N=1053)

Female (N=877)

Standardized difference by child gender

Child characteristics

Fever, cough, soar throat (%)

13.51

12.25

14.99

0.08

Female (%)

45.72

   

Age

11.56

11.68

11.41

0.06

Mother’s education level

Graduated from primary (%)

20.62

20.42

20.86

0.01

Middle school degree (%)

40.41

41.03

39.68

0.03

High school degree (%)

18.92

19.09

18.71

0.01

College degree or above (%)

4.79

3.13

6.76

0.17

Household wealth

Household income per capita

7051.90

7097.35

6997.94

0.01

Rooms

4.87

5.02

4.69

0.11

House size (square meters)

118.58

124.05

112.09

0.15

Permeability

Permeable roof (%)

28.40

27.82

29.08

0.03

Indoor Air Pollution (IAP)

Use solid cooking fuel (%)

41.95

43.49

40.13

0.07

Father’s smoking(%)

65.25

63.25

67.64

0.09

  1. Note: Absolute standardized differences in means by gender are presented. Values above 0.1 suggest systematic difference by gender