Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population
Variables | N(%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 603(29.3) |
 Female | 1454(70.7) |
Age | |
 17–20 | 835(40.6) |
 21–25 | 1222(59.4) |
Grade | |
 1st | 564(27.4) |
 2nd | 577(28.1) |
 3rd | 916(44.5) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
 Han nationality | 1926(93.6) |
 Minority ethic group | 131(6.4) |
Place of Residence | |
 Urban | 922(44.8) |
 Rural | 1135(55.2) |
Housing | |
 Alone | 134(6.5) |
 In student residence facility | 1201(58.4) |
 with friends | 207(10.1) |
 With family | 515(25) |
Only child in the family | |
 Yes | 715(34.8) |
 No | 1342(65.2) |
Family characteristics | |
 Core family (families consisting of parents and children) | 1104(53.7) |
 Multi-generational family | 690(33.5) |
 Single parent family | 175(8.5) |
 Remarried family | 88(4.3) |
Household income per month | |
 <RMB 5000 | 1241(60.3) |
 RMB 5000–10,000 | 652(31.7) |
 >RMB 10000 | 164(8) |
Paternal education | |
 Illiteracy | 204(9.9) |
 Primary school | 642(31.2) |
 Secondary school | 1080(52.5) |
 College and above | 129(6.3) |
Maternal education | |
 Illiteracy | 266(12.9) |
 Primary school | 787(38.3) |
 Secondary school | 910(44.2) |
 College and above | 94(4.6) |
Paternal occupationa | |
 Manual workers | 1688(82.1) |
 Mental workers | 367(17.8) |
Maternal occupationa | |
 Manual workers | 1557(75.7) |
 Mental workers | 500(24.3) |
Paternal health condition | |
 Well | 690(33.5) |
 Fare | 1092(53.1) |
 Poor | 275(13.4) |
Maternal health condition | |
 Well | 653(31.7) |
 Fare | 1037(50.4) |
 Poor | 367(17.8) |
Parents’ way of raising you | |
 Democracy | 1244(60.5) |
 Authoritarian | 372(18.1) |
 Laissez-faire | 441(21.4) |
Parents’ care about you | |
 Care | 1473(71.6) |
 General | 489(23.8) |
 Don’t care | 95(4.6) |
Financial burden during the study | |
 Big | 658(32) |
 Genaral | 1109(53.9) |
 Small | 290(14.1) |
Expectations of parents (or family members) | |
 Big | 1209(58.8) |
 Genaral | 762(37) |
 Small | 86(4.2) |
Physical exercise | |
 Never or rarely | 575(28) |
 Occasional | 1198(58.2) |
 Regular (at least 3 times a week, not less than 30 min each time) | 284(13.8) |
Appetite status | |
 Well | 1118(84.4) |
 Fare | 864(42) |
 Poor | 75(3.6) |
Sleep quality | |
 Well | 880(42.8) |
 Fare | 999(48.6) |
 Poor | 178(8.7) |
Study-induced stress | |
 Large | 571(27.8) |
 General | 1285(62.5) |
 Small | 200(9.7) |
Employment pressure | |
 Large | 976(47.4) |
 General | 918(44.6) |
 Small | 163(7.9) |
Self-conceived character | |
 Introvert | 549(26.7) |
 Neutral | 1070(52) |
 Extrovert | 437(21.2) |
Having chronic disease | |
 No | 1954(95) |
 Yes | 101(4.9) |
Satisfaction of specialty | |
 Satisfied | 809(39.3) |
 General | 1123(54.6) |
 Dissatisfied | 125(6.1) |
Relationship with lovers | |
 Harmony | 582(28.3) |
 General | 333(16.2) |
 Bad | 50(2.4) |
 Not in love | 1092(53.1) |
Relationship with classmates or friends | |
 Harmony | 1350(65.6) |
 General | 669(32.5) |
 Bad | 38(1.8) |