| Variable name | account for | observed value | average value | (statistics) standard deviation | Minimum value | Maximum values |
| ln_fep | Log of household expenditure on culture and education | 9340 | 6.080 | 3.834 | 0 | 12.390 |
| ln_cpi | Log of household consumption expenditure | 8464 | 10.430 | 0.930 | 5.704 | 14.415 |
| ln_fes | Log of total household expenditure | 9339 | 10.581 | 1.023 | 0 | 14.518 |
| dk | Miles of high-speed railway in provinces | 9340 | 598.319 | 568.687 | 0 | 17.59 |
| inst | Provincial industrial structure | 9340 | 1.090 | 0.485 | 0.518 | 4.237 |
| open | Degree of openness of provincial economies to the outside world | 9340 | 0.023 | 0.016 | 0 | 0.082 |
| gov | Provincial government expenditure intensity | 9340 | 0.214 | 0.086 | 0.096 | 1.283 |
| con | rigour | 9340 | 3.672 | 0.729 | 1 | 5 |
| ext | extraversion | 9340 | 4.051 | 0.666 | 1 | 5 |
| agr | concentricity | 9340 | 2.505 | 0.619 | 1 | 5 |
| ote | openness | 9340 | 3.197 | 0.997 | 1 | 5 |
| neu | neuroticism | 9340 | 1.914 | 0.780 | 1 | 5 |
| urban | Whether urban household | 9269 | 0.569 | 0.495 | 0 | 1 |
| sex | Male or not | 9340 | 0.743 | 0.437 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 16 - 29 | Whether 16 - 29 years old | 9340 | 0.307 | 0.461 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 30 - 39 | Are 30 - 39 years old | 9340 | 0.292 | 0.455 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 40 - 49 | Are 40 - 49 years old | 9340 | 0.243 | 0.429 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 50 - 59 | Are 50 - 59 years old | 9340 | 0.119 | 0.323 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 60 - 65 | Are 60 - 65 years old | 9340 | 0.028 | 0.166 | 0 | 1 |
| Age 66- | Whether 66 years and over | 9340 | 0.011 | 0.102 | 0 | 1 |
| nation | Han Chinese or not | 9338 | 0.945 | 0.229 | 0 | 1 |
| pol_sta | Is a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) | 9340 | 0.134 | 0.341 | 0 | 1 |
| aduy | Academic level | 8836 | 2.183 | 1.332 | 0 | 6 |
| mar | Married or not | 9281 | 0.838 | 0.368 | 0 | 1 |
| mgr | Availability of administrative positions | 9340 | 0.103 | 0304 | 0 | 1 |
| intel | intelligence level | 9340 | 3.851 | 0.831 | 1 | 5 |
| eduy | educational attainment | 9340 | 9.620 | 4.269 | 0 | 23 |
| Income | Total personal income | 9340 | 32122.98 | 35272.56 | 1 | 800,000 |
| familysize | Household size | 9340 | 4.073 | 1.757 | 1 | 26 |
| pcfi | Annual per capita household income | 9146 | 16,835 | 25213.51 | 1 | 2,400,000 |