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Civic Participation and Demographics in Rural China: A Data-Driven Learning Guide
Interpretation & Summary
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Age and Participation
Overall, what percentage of respondents reported attending a local village meeting? Among these respondents, which age group was most likely to report attending a village meeting? Which group was most likely to report no village meeting attendance?
Was attendance at local party meetings very popular among these respondents?
Overall, what percentage of respondents from all age groups reported attending a local party meeting? In which age group did the most respondents say "yes"?
Was there a similar relationship between age and voicing an opinion? Overall, did a majority of Chinese citizens say "yes" they voiced an opinion? Which group was most likely to say "no"? Which group was most likely to say "yes"?
Which age group reported the most contact with a delegate? Which group reported the least? How do the last two tables compare to the first two tables?
Education and Participation
What percentage of respondents with less than primary school reported attending a village meeting? What percentage of respondents with SR secondary school or more reported attending a village meeting?
Were those with more education more or less likely to attend local party meetings? What percentage of those with a SR secondary school or more said "yes," they had attended a local party meeting? What percentage of those with a primary education said "no," they had not attended a local party meeting? Which group indicated the second highest percentage of attendance at local party meetings?
How many respondents with at least JR secondary school education or more said "yes," they had voiced their opinion? How many respondents with a primary school or less said "no," they had not voiced their opinion?
Which group was least likely to contact a delegate? Which two groups were most likely to contact a delegate?
Gender and Participation
Does Gender seem to be associated with civic participation in rural China in 1990? Consider all four types of civic participation: which one is the most popular? Which one is least popular?
Were men more likely than women to attend local village meetings?
Were women very active in terms of attendance at local party meetings? What percentage of women reported not attending the local party meeting?
What percentage of men said "yes" they voiced an opinion? What percentage of women said "yes"?
Were men or women more likely to contact have with a delegate?
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CITATION: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Civic Participation and Demographics in Rural China: A Data-Driven Learning Guide. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], July, 31 2009. Doi:10.3886/China
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