Influence of Social Networks on Citizens’ Willingness to Participate in Social Governance: Evidence from China

Table 1

Ordinal logistic model variable scaling and statistics.

Category	Variables	Scaling	Ratio (%)
Dependent	Willingness of participate	1 = no willing at all	36.82
		2 = willing to participate in all the available activities	19.50
		3 = willing to participate in the activities of easy access	35.22
		4 = willing to participate in the activities of easy access, with self-interests involved	8.46
Independent	Social networks	PCS^1	—
	Social capital	PCS	—
	Social trust	PCS	—
	Social norms	PCS	—
Control	Gender	0 = male	53.33
		1 = female	46.67
	Age	1 = 18–29	42.49
		2 = 30–39	29.35
		3 = 40–49	21.89
		4 ≥ 50	6.27
	Education	1 = junior secondary school or lower	20.50
		2 = senior secondary school or specialized secondary school	27.06
		3 = short-cycle courses in HEIs or above	52.44
	CPC membership	0 = No	32.44
		1 = Yes	67.56
	Occupation	1 = government, public institutions, and state-owned enterprises	27.16
		2 = private enterprises	39.20
		3 = farming	11.64
		4 = others	21.99
	Income (CNY)	1 ≤ 3000 yuan	36.72
		2 = 3000–4500 yuan	22.89
		3 = 4501–9000 yuan	26.47
		4 ≥ 9000 yuan	13.93
	Urban or rural	0 = urban	70.55
		1 = rural	29.45
	Region	1 = eastern	43.38
		2 = central	36.02
		3 = western	20.60

¹ PCS was the main component factor score