Table 1 Demographic characteristics of RTMSs (N = 230)
Variable | N (%) | Intention of breaking contract | P-value | Intention of remaining after contract expires | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | Unsure | ||||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 77 (33.5) | 75 (97.4) | 2 (2.6) | 0.038 | 0 | 61 (79.2) | 16 (20.8) | 0.011 |
Female | 153 (66.5) | 138 (90.2) | 15 (9.8) | 3 (2.0) | 92 (60.1) | 58 (37.9) | ||
Location of hometown | ||||||||
Rural | 189 (82.2) | 174 (92.1) | 15 (7.9) | 0.386 | 2 (1.1) | 120 (63.5) | 67 (35.4) | 0.064 |
Urban | 41 (17.8) | 39 (95.1) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (2.4) | 33 (80.5) | 7 (17.1) | ||
Family monthly income | ||||||||
No regular income | 135 (58.7) | 126 (93.3) | 9 (6.7) | 0.453 | 0 | 84 (62.2) | 51 (37.8) | 0.001 |
≤ 3000 Yuan | 53 (23.0) | 50 (94.3) | 3 (5.7) | 0 | 40 (75.5) | 13 (24.5) | ||
> 3001 Yuan | 42 (18.3) | 37 (88.1) | 5 (11.9) | 3 (7.1) | 29 (69.0) | 10 (23.8) | ||
Father’s occupation | ||||||||
Farmer | 184 (80.0) | 170 (92.4) | 14 (7.6) | 0.589 | 3 (1.6) | 116 (63.0) | 65 (35.3) | 0.019 |
Worker | 32 (13.9) | 31 (96.9) | 1 (3.1) | 0 | 30 (93.8) | 2 (6.3) | ||
Individual businessman | 6 (2.6) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | ||
Other | 8 (3.5) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | ||
Father’s education | ||||||||
Postsecondary or above | 31 (13.5) | 28 (90.3) | 3 (9.7) | 0.409 | 3 (9.7) | 25 (80.6) | 3 (9.7) | 0.000 |
Senior high school | 30 (13.0) | 26 (86.7) | 4 (13.3) | 0 | 12 (40.0) | 18 (60.0) | ||
Junior high school | 121 (52.6) | 115 (95.0) | 6 (5.0) | 0 | 84 (69.4) | 37 (30.6) | ||
Primary school or below | 48 (20.9) | 44 (91.7) | 4 (8.3) | 0 | 32 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | ||
Mother’s occupation | ||||||||
Farmer | 163 (70.9) | 149 (91.4) | 14 (8.6) | 0.571 | 3 (1.8) | 105 (64.4) | 55 (33.7) | 0.011 |
Worker | 20 (8.7) | 20 (100) | 0 | 0 | 18 (90.0) | 2 (10.0) | ||
Individual businesswoman | 16 (7.0) | 15 (93.8) | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 15 (93.8) | 1 (6.3) | ||
Other | 31 (13.5) | 29 (93.5) | 2 (6.5) | 0 | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | ||
Mother’s education | ||||||||
Postsecondary or above | 12 (5.2) | 12 (100) | 0 | 0.001 | 1 (8.3) | 8 (66.7) | 3 (25.0) | 0.052 |
Senior high school | 15 (6.5) | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | 0 | 6 (40.0) | 9 (60.0) | ||
Junior high school | 93 (40.4) | 86 (92.5) | 7 (7.5) | 2 (2.2) | 62 (66.7) | 29 (31.2) | ||
Primary school or below | 110 (47.8) | 105 (95.5) | 5 (4.5) | 0 | 77 (70.0) | 33 (30.0) | ||
Total | 230 | 213 (92.6) | 17 (7.4) | 3 (1.3) | 153 (66.5) | 74 (32.2) | ||