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Table 1 Description of surveys and datasets

From: The gender gap among school children in poor rural areas of western China: evidence from a multi-province dataset

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Project number

Province

Year

Sample size

Age

Primary outcome variables

1

Shaanxi

2008

4,055

9–14

Standardized math test score, Math course grades given by teachers, Mental Health Test, Hemoglobin

2

Shaanxi

2009

6,013

9–13

Standardized math test score, Math course grades given by teachers, Mental Health Test, Self-esteem, Self-efficacy, Hemoglobin

3

Ningxia, Qinghai

2009

15,169

9–14

Standardized math test score, Math course grades given by teachers, Mental Health Test, Hemoglobin

4

Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi

2011

32,915

9–14

Standardized math test score, Math course grades given by teachers, Standardized Chinese test score, Chinese course Grades given by teachers, Hemoglobin

5

Ningxia

2011

1,800

11

Standardized math test score, Math course grades given by teachers, Mental Health Test, Self-esteem, Hemoglobin

6

Gansu

2010

5,306

9–14

Standardized math test score, Math course grades given by teachers, Mental Health Test, Self-esteem, Self-efficacy, Hemoglobin

7

Guizhou

2013

4,307

9–11

WAZ, HAZ, STH, Standardized math test score, Math course grades given by teachers, Working memory, Processing speed, Hemoglobin