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Table 2 Results of multiple linear regression analysis (n = 7772)

From: Reduction but not elimination: health inequalities among urban, migrant, and rural children in China—the moderating effect of the fathers’ education level

Dependent variable:

HAZ

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Coefficient (SE)

Coefficient (SE)

Coefficient (SE)

Coefficient (SE)

Intercept:

0.031 (0.037)

4.879*** (0.189)

4.789*** (0.195)

4.694*** (0.197)

Gender: (ref. = male)

 

−0.612*** (0.021)

−0.612*** (0.021)

−0.399*** (0.073)

Age:

 

− 0.329*** (0.013)

− 0.328*** (0.013)

− 0.328*** (0.013)

Race: (ref. = Han race)

 

0.173*** (0.038)

0.167*** (0.039)

0.166*** (0.039)

Number of siblings:

 

−0.172*** (0.017)

−0.174*** (0.017)

− 0.181*** (0.017)

Family economic conditions: (ref. = Poverty)

 Middle income

 

0.176*** (0.026)

0.175*** (0.026)

0.174*** (0.026)

 Affluent

 

0.372*** (0.048)

0.371*** (0.048)

0.376*** (0.048)

Child types: (ref. = Rural children)

 Migrant children

0.096** (0.033)

0.153*** (0.029)

0.287** (0.097)

0.289** (0.097)

 Urban children

0.233*** (0.028)

0.165*** (0.026)

0.301*** (0.083)

0.294*** (0.083)

Fathers’ education level:

0.072*** (0.004)

0.042*** (0.004)

0.053*** (0.007)

0.059*** (0.008)

Interaction terms between child type and fathers’ years of education: (ref. = Rural children × father’s education level)

 Migrant children × fathers’ education level

  

−0.018* (0.008)

−0.011 (0.011)

 Urban children × fathers’ education level

  

−0.016† (0.009)

−0.008 (0.009)

Interaction terms between gender, child type and fathers’ education level: (ref. = Male × Rural children × Fathers’ education level)

 Female × Rural children × Fathers’ education level

   

−0.016† (0.009)

 Female × Migrant children × Fathers’ education level

   

−0.025** (0.008)

 Female × Urban children × Fathers’ education level

   

−0.028*** (0.007)

F-statistic

212.15***

304.72***

249.68***

198.97***

DF

3

9

11

14

R2

0.076

0.261

0.261

0.264

  1. Note: *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, † p < 0.1