Table 2

Explanatory variables and related comparisons

Explanatory variablesWhole (N = 27,034)Expanded houses (N = 8,972)No expansion houses (N = 18,062)
Whether or not expanded houses (yes = 1)0.33 (0.47)//
Increment building areas (m2)28.68 (64.99)86.41 (87.97)/
Times of housing expansion0.45 (0.75)1.36 (0.70)/
Initial building area of main room (m2)198.09 (97.2)196.42 (79.3)198.92 (104.95)
Initial building area of auxiliar room (m2)28.65 (48.06)17.2 (35.6)34.34 (52.26)
Initial building area of shed (m2)2.64 (16.87)0.68 (5.64)3.62 (20.18)
Initial land area of main room (m2)88.16 (30.94)86.79 (26.76)88.84 (32.79)
Initial land area of auxiliar room (m2)24.19 (37.88)13.57 (25.65)29.46 (41.69)
Initial land area of shed (m2)2.64 (16.86)0.67 (5.62)3.62 (20.17)
Initial FAR of main room2.18 (0.57)2.24 (0.5)2.15 (0.61)
Initial FAR of auxiliar room0.59 (0.65)0.44 (0.66)0.67 (0.62)
Initial FAR of shed0.08 (0.28)0.03 (0.18)0.11 (0.31)
Age of household head43.23 (10.53)44.23 (9.71)42.73 (10.87)
Gender of household head (1 = male)0.74 (0.44)0.73 (0.44)0.74 (0.44)
Household size3.45 (1.46)3.69 (1.45)3.32 (1.45)
Number of household labors2.54 (1.24)2.75 (1.24)2.44 (1.23)
Number of urban Hukou2.00 (1.76)2.21 (1.85)1.90 (1.71)
Number of Household heads1.56 (0.67)1.64 (0.67)1.51 (0.68)
Road network density (km/km2)3.33 (0.82)3.56 (0.83)3.21 (0.79)
Convenience-of-living (number/km2)27.11 (39.53)34.16 (44.18)23.60 (36.50)
Farmland abundance percentage (%)0.28 (0.16)0.27 (0.16)0.28 (0.16)
Distance to downtown (km)5.89 (4.05)4.61 (3.74)6.52 (4.05)
Distance to town (km)2.99 (1.23)3.06 (1.18)2.96 (1.25)

Note(s): Standard deviations are in parentheses

Source(s): Authors' own work

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