Characteristics | n | Ideal number of children | Planned number of children | Possibility of having three children | How much you like your children | ||||
M ± SD | t/F LSD | M ± SD | t/F LSD | M ± SD | t/F LSD | M ± SD | t/F LSD | ||
Gender (P value) |
| 0.002 |
| 0.000 |
| 0.000 |
| 0.000 |
|
Male | 736 | 1.93 ± 0.51 | 3.17 | 1.67 ± 0.83 | 7.80 | 2.79 ± 1.68 | 10.50 | 4.96 ± 1.57 | 8.44 |
Female | 789 | 1.85 ± 0.53 | 1.33 ± 0.90 | 1.97 ± 1.36 | 4.25 ± 1.72 | ||||
Family type (P value) |
| 0.000 |
| 0.729 |
| 0.86 |
| 0.003 |
|
One child | 387 | 1.78 ± 0.55 | −4.80 | 1.48 ± 0.87 | −0.35 | 2.38 ± 1.61 | 0.17 | 4.37 ± 1.70 | −2.96 |
Non-only child | 1147 | 1.93 ± 0.51 | 1.49 ± 0.88 | 2.36 ± 1.56 | 4.66 ± 1.67 | ||||
Hukou type (P value) |
| 0.000 |
| 0.000 |
| 0.458 |
| 0.000 |
|
Rural | 1000 | 1.93 ± 0.47 | 4.56 | 1.55 ± 0.85 | 3.72 | 2.39 ± 1.53 | 0.74 | 4.71 ± 1.67 | 3.66 |
City | 525 | 1.81 ± 0.60 | 1.37 ± 0.93 | 2.32 ± 1.65 | 4.38 ± 1.69 | ||||
Major (P value) |
| 0.026 |
| 0.093 |
| 0.004 |
| 0.243 |
|
Arts = 1 | 510 | 1.84 ± 0.56 | 3.66 3 > 1 | 1.42 ± 0.88 | 2.38 | 2.18 ± 1.50 | 5.58 2 > 1; 3 > 1; 3 > 2 | 4.50 ± 1.64 | 1.43
|
Science = 2 | 479 | 1.90 ± 0.50 | 1.51 ± 0.88 | 2.42 ± 1.61 | 4.59 ± 1.70 | ||||
Engineering = 3 | 536 | 1.93 ± 0.50 | 1.53 ± 0.87 | 2.50 ± 1.61 | 4.68 ± 1.71 |