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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of new-generation migrant workers and control group

From: Well-being and health-related quality of life in new-generation migrant workers in Zhejiang province, China

  

NGMW n (%)

FGMW n (%)

UW n (%)

P 1

P 2

n

 

542

226

200

  

Age (mean ± standard deviation)

 

28.6 ± 0.2

46.6 ± 0.4

29.1 ± 0.4

< 0.001a

0.337 a

Gender

Male

304 (56.1)

153 (67.7)

109 (54.5)

0.003b

0.699b

Education

Primary

45 (8.3)

56 (24.8)

4 (2.0)

< 0.001c

 

Secondary

208(38.4)

98 (43.4)

26 (13.0)

< 0.001c

Higher

289 (53.3)

72 (31.9)

170 (85.0)

 

Marital status

Single

166 (30.6)

8 (3.5)

61 (30.5)

< 0.001b

 

Married/cohabiting

353 (65.1)

187 (82.7)

137 (68.5)

0.090b

Divorced/separated/widowed

23 (4.2)

31 (13.7)

2 (1.0)

 

Monthly income

Low

114(21.0)

58(25.7)

61(30.5)

  

Medium

234(43.2)

83(36.7)

70(35.0)

0.719c

0.112c

High

194(35.8)

85(37.6)

69(34.5)

  

Self-reported social status

Low

110 (20.3)

50 (22.1)

38 (19.0)

  

Medium

381 (70.3)

150 (66.4)

137 (68.5)

0.997c

0.346c

High

51 (9.4)

26 (11.5)

25 (12.5)

  
  1. P1: NGMW vs. FGMW P2: NGMW vs. UW
  2. a: independent samples t-test b: Chi-square test c: Mann-Whitney U