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Table 3 Distribution of parent-reported education by financial stress (%)

From: Do agreements between adolescent and parent reports on family socioeconomic status vary with household financial stress?

 

Father's education

  

Mother's education

  
 

Surplus

Balanced

Shortage

Surplus

Balanced

Shortage

 

n

874

1287

403

p

874

1287

403

p

Primary school or below

8.4

16.4

23.6

**

11.0

22.3

26.3

**

Junior high school

17.5

32.3

30.5

 

19.2

30.8

33.5

 

Senior high school

14.3

16.6

14.4

 

11.4

13.0

12.2

 

3-year technical school

16.5

13.2

12.2

 

27.6

20.5

19.1

 

5-year technical school

16.5

9.3

5.5

 

13.6

5.1

3.2

 

University

18.5

6.6

3.2

 

12.5

3.0

2.7

 

Graduate

5.4

0.9

1.5

 

2.1

0.4

0.2

 

Non-response

3.0

4.6

9.2

 

2.6

4.9

2.7

 
  1. **χ2 test for difference in distribution by levels of financial stress, p < 0.000