On Class Difference in Educational Aspirations and Educational Expectations: A CUCDS-Based Social Analysis

Table 1

Frequency distribution of educational aspirations and expectations.

Educational aspirations/expectations	Frequency		Percentage		Percentage difference
Primary school	7	14	0.2	0.4	−0.2
Junior high school	35	220	1.0	6.2	−5.2
Secondary school/Vocational high school	14	104	0.4	2.9	−2.5
High school	114	631	3.2	17.7	−14.5
College degree	63	227	1.8	6.3	−4.5
Bachelor degree	2540	2105	71.1	58.9	12.2
Master degree	243	113	6.8	3.2	3.6
Doctor degree	557	158	15.6	4.4	11.2
Total	3573	3573	100.0	100.0

Notes. The former frequency is the educational aspirations, and the latter frequency is the educational expectations; percentage difference refers to the percentage difference between educational aspirations and expectations.