Research Article

The Influence of Individual Characteristics on Cultural Consumption from the Perspective of Complex Social Network

Table 1

Definition of variables and descriptive statistics.

VariablesDefinitionMeanStandard deviationMinMax

Explained variables
Cultural consumptionHousehold total cultural consumption last year8.371811.768697013.87378
Entertainment consumptionHousehold entertainment expenditure last year7.0126641.3522752.48490713.30468
Education consumptionHousehold education expenditure last year8.619451.3556172.07944213.30468
Tourism consumptionHousehold tourist expenditure last year8.4881561.3173471.60943813.81551

Social networks
Communication costThe household’s annual communication cost, network cost, and cable TV cost7.6447480.8513873.58351911.69525
Gift moneyThe sum of gift money income and expenditure8.1859941.229421013.50285
Social interactionIf ever provided voluntary services: never = 0, ever = 10.2573920.43720701

Household characteristics
Household sizeNumber of household members3.6271931.56269115
Household incomeSum of nonfinancial assets and financial assets11.112731.2804130.0487915.95532
Household assetsTotal household income, including salary, business, transfer, and investment income13.144571.6688843.36729617.97283

Householder’s characteristics
GenderFemale = 0, male = 10.7978090.40164301
AgeSurvey year minus birth year50.167913.310982180
EducationLevel of education3.8966821.773119
MarriageUnmarried = 0, married = 10.8910080.31163601
HealthVery good = 1, good = 2, normal = 3, bad = 4, very bad = 52.4598010.9566215
Household registrationUrban = 0, village = 10.2440550.42953501
Age groupsLess than 31 years old = 0,31∼40 years old = 1,41∼50 years old = 2, 51∼60 years old = 3, more than 60 years old = 42.3968111.23573104
Education groupsBelow high school (technical secondary school) = 0; undergraduate and junior college = 1; master and doctor = 20.2519840.47299602