Table 1

Demographic characteristics of overall and different schools

VariablesOverall
(n=89 360)
Primary
(n=26 235, 29.4)
Junior high
(n=42 683, 47.7)
Senior high
(n=20 442, 22.9)
Age*13.4±2.111.0±0.7413.4±0.9916.2±1.13
Gender
 Boys44 653 (50.0)13 492 (51.4)21 941 (51.4)9220 (45.1)†
 Girls44 707 (50.0)12 743 (48.6)20 742 (48.6)11 222 (54.9)
Residence*
 Urban53 189 (59.5)15 740 (60.0)24 208 (56.7)13 241 (64.8)
 Rural36 171 (40.5)10 495 (40.0)18 475 (43.3)7201 (35.2)
Nuclear family*
 Yes70 278 (78.6)19 907 (75.9)33 467 (78.4)16 904 (82.7)
 No19 028 (21.4)6328 (24.1)9216 (21.6)3538 (17.3)
LBC
 Yes29 986 (33.6)7831 (29.8)†14 981 (35.1)7174 (35.1)
 No59 374 (66.4)18 404 (70.2)27 702 (64.9)13 268 (64.9)
Paternal drinks*
 Yes66 804 (74.8)18 265 (69.6)32 453 (76.0)16 086 (78.7)
 No22 556 (25.2)7970 (30.4)10 230 (24.0)4356 (21.3)
Maternal drinks*
 Yes21 420 (24.0)5045 (19.2)10 312 (24.2)6063 (29.7)
 No67 940 (76.0)21 190 (80.8)32 371 (75.8)14 379 (70.3)
Drinker
 Yes17 007 (19.0)4935 (18.8)8230 (19.3)3842 (18.8)
 No72 353 (81.0)21 300 (81.2)34 453 (80.7)16 600 (81.2)
Hazardous drinking
 Yes1848 (2.1)330 (1.3)†999 (2.3)519 (2.5)
 No87 512 (97.9)25 905 (98.7)41 684 (97.7)19 923 (97.5)
  • Data are number (percentage) or mean±SD. Nuclear family, which means that students live with their two biological parents.

  • *There are significant differences among the three schools.

  • †The variable of this group is significantly different from the others (p<0.05).

  • LBC, left-behind children.