From: Willingness to bear the first child among the Chinese childless population: a national survey study
Variables | Chinese childless population (n = 6941) | One child fertility intention (mean ± SD) | Statistics | p value |
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Gender | 19.790a | <0.001 | ||
Male | 3543 (51.04%) | 50.07 ± 34.33 | ||
Female | 3398 (48.96%) | 34.63 ± 30.64 | ||
Age group | 58.704b | <0.001 | ||
15 ~ 19 | 2356 (33.94%) | 36.69 ± 32.11 | ||
20 ~ 24 | 2046 (29.48%) | 39.14 ± 33.10 | ||
25 ~ 29 | 1453 (20.93%) | 50.50 ± 33.05 | ||
30 ~ 34 | 665 (9.58%) | 53.85 ± 33.31 | ||
35 ~ 39 | 224 (3.23%) | 53.85 ± 33.52 | ||
40 ~ 49 | 197 (2.84%) | 37.16 ± 33.35 | ||
Education level | 11.814b | <0.001 | ||
Middle school and below | 250 (3.60%) | 48.22 ± 34.36 | ||
Senior high school and technical secondary school | 1828 (26.34%) | 39.63 ± 33.27 | ||
College degree and above | 4863 (70.06%) | 43.30 ± 33.43 | ||
Occupational status | 119.189b | <0.001 | ||
Employed | 1990 (28.67%) | 51.99 ± 33.00 | ||
Student | 4402 (63.42%) | 38.27 ± 32.65 | ||
Unemployment | 549 (7.91%) | 42.21 ± 34.74 | ||
Household register | 0.370a | 0.712 | ||
Agricultural | 2624 (37.80%) | 42.71 ± 33.39 | ||
Non-agricultural | 4317 (62.20%) | 42.40 ± 33.53 | ||
Living region | 1.079b | 0.340 | ||
Eastern region | 2542 (36.62%) | 42.19 ± 33.34 | ||
Central region | 1687 (24.30%) | 41.85 ± 33.98 | ||
Western region | 2712 (39.07%) | 43.23 ± 33.28 | ||
Place of residence | −3.742a | <0.001 | ||
Rural | 1760 (25.36%) | 39.97 ± 32.90 | ||
Urban | 5181 (74.64%) | 43.38 ± 33.63 | ||
Marital status | 117.716b | <0.001 | ||
Unmarried | 6143 (88.50%) | 40.41 ± 32.85 | ||
Married | 754 (10.86%) | 59.88 ± 33.29 | ||
Divorced or widowed | 44 (0.63%) | 38.70 ± 36.09 | ||
Per capita monthly income of the household | −5.291a | <0.001 | ||
≤4000 | 2956 (42.59%) | 40.05 ± 33.42 | ||
>4000 | 3985 (57.41%) | 44.34 ± 33.40 | ||
Whether you have pets at home | −2.216a | 0.027 | ||
Yes | 1592 (22.94%) | 40.88 ± 33.55 | ||
No | 5349 (77.06%) | 43.00 ± 33.44 | ||
Number of siblings | 2.453b | 0.061 | ||
0 | 3150 (45.38%) | 42.62 ± 33.62 | ||
1 | 2378 (34.26%) | 42.03 ± 32.99 | ||
2 | 856 (12.33%) | 44.91 ± 33.44 | ||
≥3 | 557 (8.02%) | 40.30 ± 34.58 | ||
Number of properties owned | 10.095b | <0.001 | ||
0 | 1088 (15.67%) | 38.05 ± 33.27 | ||
1 | 3545 (51.07%) | 44.15 ± 33.19 | ||
2 | 1573 (22.66%) | 41.44 ± 33.55 | ||
≥3 | 735 (10.59%) | 43.52 ± 34.31 | ||
Self-efficacy | −11.306a | <0.001 | ||
Low self-efficacy | 3596 (51.81%) | 38.17 ± 32.39 | ||
High self-efficacy | 3345 (48.19%) | 47.19 ± 33.99 | ||
Family health | 26.756b | <0.001 | ||
Poor family health | 2294 (33.05%) | 38.36 ± 33.04 | ||
Moderate family health | 3831 (55.19%) | 44.41 ± 33.15 | ||
Excellent family health | 816 (11.76%) | 45.26 ± 35.10 | ||
Family communication | 0.153c | <0.001 | ||
Intimate partner violence | −0.056c | <0.001 | ||
Perceived social support | 0.136c | <0.001 | ||
Media exposure | 0.038c | 0.002 |