Table 1 Distributions of socioeconomic status and control variables by immigration status
Taiwanese mothers | Immigrant mothers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | China | Southeast Asia | p | ||||||
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
Total | 21217 | (100.00) | 18416 | (100.00) | 955 | (100.00) | 1839 | (100.00) | |
Socioeconomic status | |||||||||
Mother’s education level | |||||||||
 1. ≧ 13 years | 9564 | (45.16) | 9349 | (50.84) | 107 | (11.20) | 107 | (5.84) | <.0001 |
 2. 10 to 12 years | 8476 | (40.02) | 7670 | (41.71) | 355 | (37.17) | 449 | (24.52) | |
 3. ≦ 9 years | 3139 | (14.82) | 1371 | (7.46) | 493 | (51.62) | 1275 | (69.63) | |
 Missing = 41 | 38 | ||||||||
Father’s education level | |||||||||
 1. ≧ 13 years | 9705 | (46.12) | 9250 | (50.65) | 264 | (27.85) | 190 | (10.38) | <.0001 |
 2. 10 to 12 years | 8407 | (39.95) | 7109 | (38.93) | 430 | (45.36) | 866 | (47.32) | |
 3. ≦ 9 years | 2930 | (13.92) | 1902 | (10.42) | 254 | (26.79) | 774 | (42.30) | |
 Missing = 175 | 175 | ||||||||
Parental monthly income | |||||||||
 1. ≧NT$100,000 | 2378 | (11.25) | 2335 | (12.72) | 28 | (2.93) | 15 | (0.82) | <.0001 |
 2. NT$70,000 ~ NT$100,000 | 4419 | (20.90) | 4328 | (23.57) | 47 | (4.92) | 42 | (2.30) | |
 3. NT$50,000 ~ NT$70,000 | 5502 | (26.02) | 5086 | (27.70) | 173 | (18.12) | 242 | (13.25) | |
 4. NT$30,000 ~ NT$50,000 | 6364 | (30.10) | 5003 | (27.25) | 477 | (49.95) | 884 | (48.39) | |
 5. ≦ NT$30,000 | 2381 | (11.73) | 1607 | (8.75) | 230 | (24.08) | 644 | (35.25) | |
 Missing = 73 | 73 | ||||||||
Control variables | |||||||||
Residential area | |||||||||
 1. Rural | 8981 | (42.33) | 7548 | (40.99) | 411 | (42.86) | 1019 | (55.41) | <.0001 |
 2. Urban | 12236 | (57.67) | 10868 | (59.01) | 548 | (57.14) | 820 | (44.59) | |
Mother’s employment status | |||||||||
 1. Unemployed | 8939 | (42.17) | 6843 | (37.20) | 755 | (78.73) | 1340 | (72.91) | <.0001 |
 2. Employed | 12257 | (57.83) | 11553 | (62.80) | 204 | (21.27) | 498 | (27.09) | |
 Missing = 21 | 21 | ||||||||
Mothers’ age | |||||||||
 1. age < = 50th percentile = 29 | 11873 | (55.96) | 9640 | (52.35) | 626 | (65.28) | 1604 | (87.22) | <.0001 |
 2. age > 50th percentile = 29 | 9344 | (44.04) | 8776 | (47.65) | 333 | (34.72) | 235 | (12.78) | |
Fathers’ age | |||||||||
 1. age < 50th percentile = 32 | 10710 | (50.76) | 10036 | (54.85) | 225 | (23.49) | 447 | (24.31) | <.0001 |
 2. age > 50th percentile = 32 | 10388 | (49.24) | 8262 | (45.15) | 733 | (76.51) | 1392 | (75.69) | |
 Missing = 119 | 119 | ||||||||
Child’s Sex | |||||||||
 1. Girl | 10091 | (47.56) | 8755 | (47.54) | 449 | (46.82) | 885 | (48.12) | - |
 2. Boy | 11126 | (52.44) | 9661 | (52.46) | 510 | (53.18) | 954 | (51.88) | |
Average years of living in Taiwan | 3.4 | 3.3 | - | ||||||
 Missing = 3 | |||||||||