Impact of parental migration on psychosocial well-being of children left behind: a qualitative study in rural China

Table 1 Demographics, family structure, and migration pattern of interviewed migrant families

Index child			Co-resident adult	Migrant parent	Child age when left behind
Sex	Age	Sibling	Co-resident adult	Migrant parent	Child age when left behind
Girl	10	Elder sister	Mother	Father only	2
Boy	12	Younger sister	Mother	Father only	10
Girl	11	None	Other relatives	Both parents	5
Girl	11	None	Grandparents	Both parents	2
Girl	9	Elder sister	Mother & Grandma	Father only	Shortly after birth
Girl	10	Younger brother	Mother & Grandparents	Father only	Unknown
Boy	10	None	Grandma	Both parents	3
Girl	14	Elder sister	Mother	Father only	Shortly after birth
Boy	12	None	Grandparents	Both parents	4
Boy	13	Younger brother	Grandparents	Both parents	1
Girl	8	Younger brother	Grandparents	Both parents	Shortly after birth
Boy	14	None	Grandparents	Both parents	1
Boy	11	None	Grandparents	Both parents	A few months
Girl	11	None	Grandparents	Both parents	3
Boy	11	None	Grandpa	Both parents	4
Girl	12	Younger brother	Mother	Father only	6
Girl	10	Elder sister	Mother	Father only	5
Girl	9	None	Grandparents	Mother only	9
Girl	7	Elder sister	Grandparents	Both parents	3
Boy	12	None	Grandma	Both parents	5
Girl	10	None	Grandparents	Both parents	4
Boy	12	None	Grandparents	Both parents	5 or 6
Boy	13	None	Grandma	Father only	11
Boy	13	None	Grandparents	Both parents	3
Boy	10	None	Mother & Grandma	Father only	1
Boy	12	None	Mother	Father only	Unknown
Girl	12	Elder sister	Mother & Grandparents	Father only	Shortly after birth
Boy	9	None	Grandma	Both parents	4
Girl	13	None	Grandparents	Both parents	7
Boy	8	Elder brother	Grandparents	Both parents	5

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