The home language environment in rural China: variations across family characteristics

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of family characteristics

Variables	Rural northwestern China sample (N = 38)
*Child characteristics*
Age in months, Mean (SD)	24.58 (2.07)
Male, n (%)	20 (52.63)
*Family characteristics*
Age of mother in years, Mean (SD)	28.76 (3.66)
Mother completed middle school or above, n (%)	25 (65.79)
Mother is the primary caregiver, n (%)	28 (73.68)
Number of adults in the household, Mean (SD)	2.08 (1.08)
Whether there are siblings at home, n (%)	10 (26.32)
Father completed middle school or above, n (%)	20 (52.63)
Father lived at home during most of the last year, n (%)	24 (63.16)
Asset index (PCA score), Mean (SD)	0.00 (1.77)

Source: Authors’ survey.
Note: In our survey, the education level of both the mother and father is recorded as a binary variable equal to 1 if that parent completed middle school or above, or 0 if they did not. Completion of middle school requires 9 years of total schooling and is the last stage of compulsory/free education in China.

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