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Table 3 The differences in vision exam behavior between male and female students

From: Gender differences in vision health-seeking behavior and vision health outcomes among rural Chinese schoolchildren by birth order and family size

Variable

Sample (N)

Vision exam

(1)

(2)

T-test difference

P -value

Male

Female

(2)-(1)

n(%)

n(%)

 

All Sample

19934

1893(18.23)

1604(16.80)

-1.43

0.001***

Student is the only child in the family

1939

281(21.87)

146(22.32)

0.45

0.819

Student is the youngest child in the family

7723

854(16.36)

409(16.35)

-0.01

0.991

Student is the oldest child in the family

6701

595(20.67)

701(18.34)

-2.33

0.017*

Student is the middle child in the famil

3571

163(16.27)

348(13.55)

-2.72

0.037*

  1. *** p < 0.001. * p < 0.05