Table 1 Demographic characteristics (N = 217)
From: Chinese preschoolers’ risk-taking behaviors: a tripartite relation
Type | Demographic variable | Value | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Child | Age by year | 3 | 16.6 |
4 | 46.1 | ||
5 | 37.3 | ||
Gender | Boy | 53.0 | |
Girl | 47.0 | ||
Only-child status | Yes | 72.4 | |
No | 27.6 | ||
Parents | Father’s age | < 30 | 15.7 |
30–35 | 36.9 | ||
> 35 | 47.5 | ||
Mother’s age | < 30 | 28.1 | |
30–35 | 44.7 | ||
> 35 | 27.2 | ||
Father’s ethnicity | Majority (i.e., Han) | 89.4 | |
Minority (e.g., Uigur, Kazak, Mongol) | 10.6 | ||
Mother’s ethnicity | Majority (i.e., Han) | 89.7 | |
Minority (e.g., Uigur, Kazak, Mongol) | 10.3 | ||
Main caregiver(s) | Both parents | 70.5 | |
Other than both parents (e.g., single parent, grandparents, nurse) | 29.5 | ||
Father’s education | Primary school | 9.3 | |
Middle or high school | 60.9 | ||
College | 27.0 | ||
Graduate school | 2.8 | ||
Mother’s education | Primary school | 12.1 | |
Middle or high school | 52.3 | ||
College | 33.6 | ||
Graduate school | 1.9 | ||
Annual household income (RMB) | < 30,000 | 22.6 | |
30,000–60,000 | 35.0 | ||
60,000–90,000 | 20.7 | ||
> 90,000 | 21.7 | ||
Residence | Mobility (years at current residence) | < 10 years | 34.7 |
> 10 years | 65.3 | ||
Residential area | Urban | 49.3 | |
Rural | 50.7 |