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Table 1 Descriptive results

From: Does social capital buffer or exacerbate mental health inequality? Evidence from the China Family Panel Study (CFPS)

Variable

Definition

Total sample

Urban sample

Rural sample

Observation

Mean (S.D.)

Observation

Mean (S.D.)

Observation

Mean (S.D.)

Depressive symptom

CES-D8 score ranges from 0 to 24

24,996

5.589 (4.031)

6538

4.891 (3.764)

18,458

5.837 (4.092)

Subjective well-being

Ranges from 0 to 10

25,145

7.490 (2.157)

6561

7.702 (1.908)

18,584

7.415 (2.234)

Family-level social capital

Total values of household money and in-kind gift in the past 12 months

25,158

4496.511

(7734.711)

6554

5450.018

(8489.503)

18,604

4160.600

(7421.734)

Neighbor relationship

Ranges from 1 to 5 from very bad to very good

24,371

2.837 (0.816)

6447

2.795 (0.795)

17,924

2.851 (0.823)

Neighbor assistance

Ranges from 1 to 5 from there must not be to there must be

24,384

3.477 (0.804)

6447

3.407 (0.784)

17,937

3.502 (0.810)

Neighbor feeling

Ranges from 1 to 5 from not at all to very much

24,388

2.946 (0.863)

6450

2.794 (0.826)

17,938

3.001 (0.870)

Income level

Annual household income per capita

25,322

26,722.900

(62,339.060)

6587

44,477.140

(74,310.980)

18,731

20,475.600

(56,221.110)

BMI group

=0 if underweight;

=1 if normal*;

=2 if overweight;

=3 if obese

25,322

1.424 (0.779)

6591

1.487 (0.769)

18,731

1.402 (0.782)

Education level

=0 if illiterate or semi-illiterate*;

=1 if junior school and below;

=2 if high school and technical secondary school;

=3 if junior college;

=4 if bachelor and above

25,322

1.211 (1.035)

6591

1.834 (1.189)

18,731

0.992 (0.876)

Health insurance

=0 if not join any health insurance*;

=1 if join any health insurance

24,932

0.922 (0.268)

6503

0.904 (0.295)

18,429

0.928 (0.258)

Self-rated health status

Ranges from 0 to 4 from very bad to very good

25,080

1.931 (1.219)

6555

1.906 (1.093)

18,525

1.940 (1.261)

Working status

=0 if not working*;

=1 if currently working

24,437

0.705 (0.456)

6366

0.581 (0.494)

18,071

0.749 (0.434)

Marital status

=0 if unmarried*;

=1 if married;

=2 if divorce;

=3 if widow

25,322

1.023 (0.610)

6591

1.034 (0.618)

18,731

1.019 (0.607)

Rural

=0 if in urban area*

=1 if in rural area

25,322

0.740 (0.439)

    

Gender

=0 if female*;

=1 if male

25,322

0.496 (0.500)

6591

0.509 (0.500)

18,731

0.492 (0.500)

Age

 

25,322

48.260 (16.276)

6591

49.785 (16.583)

18,731

47.723 (16.132)

  1. Note: * reference group for all regressions