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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the adolescents in East China (n = 6902)

From: How do socioeconomic status relate to social relationships among adolescents: a school-based study in East China

Characteristics

Junior high school (n = 4208)

Senior high school (n = 2694)

X2

p

Gender

 Boys

2029 (48.2)

1326 (49.2)

0.661

0.416

 Girls

2179 (51.8)

1368 (50.8)

Household registration

 Urban

1886 (44.8)

992 (36.8)

43.205

< 0.001

 Rural

2322 (55.2)

1702 (63.2)

Family structure

 Intact family

3516 (83.6)

2315 (85.9)

7.076

0.008

 Non-intact family

692 (16.4)

379 (14.1)

Family size

 Non-only child

1997 (47.5)

1535 (57.0)

59.592

< 0.001

 Only child

2211 (52.5)

1159 (43.0)

Subjective SES

 Lower class

605 (14.4)

517 (19.2)

81.416

< 0.001

 Middle class

2899 (68.9)

1914 (71.0)

 Upper class

704 (16.7)

263 (9.8)

Paternal education

 Low

67 (1.5)

75 (2.8)

17.935

< 0.001

 Medium

2607 (62.0)

1728 (64.1)

 High

1534 (36.5)

891 (33.1)

Maternal education

 Low

243 (5.7)

205 (7.6)

18.848

< 0.001

 Medium

2742 (65.2)

1812 (67.3)

 High

1223 (29.1)

677 (25.1)

Paternal occupation

 Low

68 (1.6)

46 (1.7)

3.986

0.136

 Medium

2299 (54.6)

1535 (57.0)

 High

1841 (43.8)

1113 (41.3)

Maternal occupation

 Low

612 (14.5)

359 (13.3)

20.774

< 0.001

 Medium

2061 (49.0)

1470 (54.6)

 High

1535 (36.5)

865 (32.1)