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Table 7 Chi-square test results for catergorical variables

From: Willingness to bear the first child among the Chinese childless population: a national survey study

Catergorical variables

Without fertility intentions group (%)

High fertility intentions group (%)

χ2

p

Without fertility intentions group (%)

Above medium fertility intentions group (%)

χ2

p

Gender

  

217.500

0.000

  

175.611

0.000

 Male

478 (48.93%)

499 (51.07%)

  

478 (19.77%)

1940 (80.23%)

  

 Female

725 (81.64%)

163 (18.36%)

  

725 (37.94%)

1186 (62.06%)

  

Age group

  

141.481

0.000

  

167.203

0.000

 15–19

499 (74.81%)

168 (25.19%)

  

499 (35.95%)

889 (64.05%)

  

 20–24

400 (70.42%)

168 (29.58%)

  

400 (32.41%)

834 (67.59%)

  

 25–29

179 (51.00%)

172 (49.00%)

  

179 (18.21%)

804 (81.79%)

  

 30–34

64 (38.10%)

104 (61.90%)

  

64 (13.94%)

395 (86.06%)

  

 35–39

20 (35.71%)

36 (64.29%)

  

20 (13.33%)

130 (86.67%)

  

 40–49

41 (74.55%)

14 (25.45%)

  

41 (35.65%)

74 (64.35%)

  

Education level

  

10.174

0.006

  

12.585

0.002

 Middle school and below

35 (53.03%)

31 (46.97%)

  

35 (21.21%)

130 (78.79%)

  

 Senior high school and technical secondary school

348 (69.46%)

153 (30.54%)

  

348 (31.49%)

757 (68.51%)

  

 College degree and above

820 (63.17%)

478 (36.83%)

  

820 (26.81%)

2239 (73.19%)

  

Occupational status

  

110.329

0.000

  

131.746

0.000

 Employed

220 (45.55%)

263 (54.45%)

  

220 (16.30%)

1130 (83.70%)

  

 Student

884 (72.46%)

336 (27.54%)

  

884 (33.47%)

1757 (66.53%)

  

 Unemployment

99 (61.11%)

63 (38.89%)

  

99 (29.29%)

239 (70.71%)

  

Household register

  

0.763

0.382

  

0.439

0.508

 Agricultural

446 (63.26%)

259 (36.74%)

  

446 (27.21%)

1193 (72.79%)

  

 Non-agricultural

757 (65.26%)

403 (34.74%)

  

757 (28.14%)

1933 (71.86%)

  

Living region

  

0.668

0.716

  

1.015

0.602

 Eastern region

442 (63.78%)

251 (36.22%)

  

442 (28.12%)

1130 (71.88%)

  

 Central region

300 (63.83%)

170 (36.17%)

  

300 (28.63%)

748 (71.37%)

  

 Western region

461 (65.67%)

241 (34.33%)

  

461 (26.97%)

1248 (73.03%)

  

Place of residence

  

4.037

0.045

  

9.320

0.002

 Rural

335 (68.23%)

156 (31.77%)

  

335 (31.43%)

731 (68.57%)

  

 Urban

868 (63.17%)

506 (36.83%)

  

868 (26.60%)

2395 (73.40%)

  

Marital status

  

111.441

0.000

  

87.441

0.000

 Unmarried

1128 (68.61%)

516 (31.39%)

  

1128 (30.18%)

2610 (69.82%)

  

 Married

64 (31.22%)

141 (68.78%)

  

64 (11.39%)

498 (88.61%)

  

 Divorced or widowed

11 (68.75%)

5 (31.25%)

  

11 (37.93%)

18 (62.07%)

  

Per capita monthly income of the household

  

5.443

0.020

  

20.986

0.000

 ≤4000

571 (67.33%)

277 (32.67%)

  

571 (31.46%)

1244 (68.54%)

  

 >4000

632 (62.14%)

385 (37.86%)

  

632 (25.14%)

1882 (74.86%)

  

Whether you have pets at home

  

0.870

0.351

  

3.335

0.068

 Yes

292 (66.36%)

148 (33.64%)

  

292 (30.10%)

678 (69.90%)

  

 No

911 (63.93%)

514 (36.07%)

  

911 (27.12%)

2448 (72.88%)

  

Number of siblings

  

10.028

0.018

  

7.326

0.062

 0

563 (65.24%)

300 (34.76%)

  

563 (28.54%)

1410 (71.46%)

  

 1

415 (67.15%)

203 (32.85%)

  

415 (27.83%)

1076 (72.17%)

  

 2

124 (55.61%)

99 (44.39%)

  

124 (23.22%)

410 (76.78%)

  

 ≥3

101 (62.73%)

60 (37.27%)

  

101 (30.51%)

230 (69.49%)

  

Number of properties owned

  

1858

0.602

  

20.294

0.000

 0

213 (66.98%)

105 (33.02%)

  

213 (33.54%)

422 (66.46%)

  

 1

567 (63.35%)

328 (36.65%)

  

567 (25.14%)

1688 (74.86%)

  

 2

288 (65.75%)

150 (34.25%)

  

288 (29.66%)

683 (70.34%)

  

 ≥3

135 (63.08%)

79 (36.92%)

  

135 (28.85%)

333 (71.15%)

  

Self-efficacy

  

38.630

0.000

  

48.085

0.000

 Low self-efficacy

686 (71.16%)

278 (28.84%)

  

686 (32.65%)

1415 (67.35%)

  

 High self-efficacy

517 (57.38%)

384 (42.62%)

  

517 (23.20%)

1711 (76.80%)

  

Family health

  

12.669

0.002

  

31.428

0.000

 Poor family health

454 (68.27%)

211 (31.73%)

  

454 (33.41%)

905 (66.59%)

  

 Moderate family health

614 (64.16%)

343 (35.84%)

  

614 (25.02%)

1840 (74.98%)

  

 Excellent family health

135 (55.56%)

108 (44.44%)

  

135 (26.16%)

381 (73.84%)