Variable type | Variable name | Description of assignment | Maximum | Minimum | Average value | Standard deviation | Expected impact direction |
Fertility Desire | Willingness of female employees in department M to have a second child | No Fertility Desire = 1; There Fertility Desire = 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.625 | 0.484 |
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Independent variable | Age (x1) | “≤25 years old” = 1; “26 - 35 years old” = 2; “36 - 45 years old” = 3; “46 - 55 years old” = 4; “≥56 years old” = 5 | 5 | 1 | 3.000 | 1.162 | + |
Degree (x2) | High school and below = 1; Junior college = 2; Undergraduate = 3; Master = 4; Doctor = 5 | 5 | 1 | 3.339 | 0.847 | - | |
Personal annual income (x3) | “≥¥ 220,000” = 1; “≥¥ 120,000 & <¥ 220,000” = 2; “≥¥ 120,000 & <¥ 170,000” = 3; “≥¥ 70,000 & <¥ 120,000” = 4; “<¥ 70,000” = 5 | 5 | 1 | 4.275 | 1.108 | + | |
Marital Status (x4) | Married = 0; Unmarried = 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.218 | 0.413 | - | |
Annual family income (x5) | “≥¥ 520,000” = 1; “≥¥ 370,000 & <¥ 520,000” = 2; “≥¥ 220,000 & <¥ 370,000” = 3; “≥¥ 70,000 & <¥ 220,000” = 4; “<¥ 70,000” = 5 | 5 | 1 | 3.782 | 0.944 | + | |
Personal situation (x6) | No siblings = 0; Have siblings = 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.279 | 0.448 | - | |
Currently raising children (x7) | Yes = 0; No = 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.432 | 0.495 | + | |
Parents support having a second child (x8) | Support = 0; Not Support = 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.129 | 0.335 | + | |
Work pressure (x9) | A lot of pressure = 1; Some pressure = 2; General = 3; No pressure = 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.757 | 0.680 | - | |
Family atmosphere (x10) | Bad = 1; Normal = 2; Good = 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.068 | 0.513 | - | |
Live with parents (x11) | Yes = 0; No = 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.918 | 0.275 | - | |
Commuting time (x12) | Very long = 1; Long = 2; General = 3; Short = 4; Very short = 5 | 5 | 1 | 2.436 | 0.980 | - | |
Own house (x13) | Yes = 0; No = 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.261 | 0.439 | + | |
| Private time (x14) | Many = 1; Some = 2; General = 3; Few = 4; None = 5 | 5 | 1 | 2.461 | 1.013 | + |