Table 1 Characteristics of left-behind children (LBC) and non-left-behind children (NLBC)
Characteristics of children | LBC (n = 365) | NLBC (n = 721) | χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 186 | 51.0 | 405 | 56.2 | 2.45 | 0.117 |
Male | 179 | 49.0 | 316 | 43.8 | ||
Ethnicity | ||||||
Han | 358 | 98.1 | 700 | 97.1 | 0.60 | 0.439 |
Others | 7 | 1.9 | 21 | 2.9 | ||
Location | ||||||
Village | 123 | 33.7 | 223 | 30.9 | 0.73 | 0.392 |
Town | 242 | 66.3 | 498 | 69.1 | ||
Type of school | ||||||
Middle school | 181 | 49.6 | 298 | 41.3 | 6.37 | 0.012 |
High school | 184 | 50.4 | 423 | 58.7 | ||
Boarding student | ||||||
Yes | 286 | 78.4 | 585 | 81.1 | 1.01 | 0.315 |
No | 79 | 21.6 | 136 | 18.9 | ||
Having sibling(s) | ||||||
Yes | 92 | 25.2 | 164 | 22.8 | 0.68 | 0.409 |
No | 273 | 74.8 | 557 | 77.3 | ||
Parents divorced or passed away | ||||||
Yes | 43 | 11.8 | 44 | 6.1 | 9.85 | 0.002 |
No | 322 | 88.2 | 677 | 93.9 | ||
Household income | ||||||
Low | 69 | 18.9 | 119 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 0.197 |
Middle | 275 | 75.3 | 574 | 79.6 | ||
High | 21 | 5.8 | 28 | 3.9 | ||
Class leader | ||||||
Yes | 127 | 34.8 | 274 | 38.0 | 0.94 | 0.333 |
No | 238 | 65.2 | 447 | 62.0 | ||
Self-evaluation of academic performances | ||||||
Bad | 74 | 20.3 | 124 | 17.2 | 2.85 | 0.583 |
Below average | 55 | 15.1 | 119 | 16.5 | ||
Average | 126 | 34.5 | 260 | 36.1 | ||
Above average | 94 | 25.8 | 176 | 24.4 | ||
Good | 16 | 4.4 | 42 | 5.8 | ||