Observed Variables | Definition or Encoding | Measurement |
Returns of Labor Market | Annual Income/12 months | K601 What is your total income? |
Types of Universities | “211 Project” & overseas colleges and universities = 1; first-tier universities, second-tier universities, third-tier universities, military universities, arts and sports universities, night universities, correspondence, studio and television universities, online education school, party school and others = 0. | C306 Which school were you studying for your undergraduate degree? |
Age | Age data in the CFPS 2010. | A1 What’s your date of birth? |
Age Square | Age data in the CFPS 2010. | A1 What’s your date of birth? |
Gender | Female = 0, Male = 1. | Y1 The interviewer recorded the gender of the interviewee. |
Household Registration | Agricultural household = 0, Non-agricultural household = 1. | A402 What is your household registration status at the age of 12? |
Cognitive ability | Data in CFPS 2010, 0 - 24 points. | Mathematical module in part X of the questionnaire. |
Data in CFPS 2010, 0 - 24 points. | Words module in part X of the questionnaire. | |
Personality traits | Data in CFPS 2010, 8 - 30 points. | the six question about behavior and mental health in part Q of the questionnaire. |
Number of Siblings | Number of Siblings. | B1 How many brothers and sisters do you have? |
The Highest Education Levels of Parents | Convert the degree to education years. | B4/D5 Upload names of family members, and the highest degree they completed? |
Father’s Occupation | Main codes of father’s occupation (International standards): [50,000, 70,000] = 0, Production, processing and operating personnels; [10,000, 20,000] = 1, Unit Leaders; [20,000, 30,000] = 2, Professionals; [30,000, 50,000] = 3, Clerks and service people; [70,000, 9999] = 4, Else. | B5/D6 Upload the name of immediate family living apart and his occupation. |
Employment Area | Middle Area = 1; Including Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Anhui, Henan, Hubei and Hunan. East Area = 1; Including Tianjin, Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong and Guangdong. West Area = 0; Including Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shannxi, Gansu; Guangxi. | The province the respondents currently live in (source from the CFPS adult database provcd). |