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E. Multivariate Analysis of the Determinants of Financial Aid Given to J-1 Visa Holders by the Chinese Government and American Universities
Pages 227-230

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From page 227...
... -l Visa Holders by the Chinese Government and American Universities Tables E-1 and E-2 give the results of the multivariate analyses of the determinants of financial aid from American universities and the Chinese government for ] -1 visa holders.
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From page 228...
... (Anyone who would receive a negative estimated amount of funding would be very unlikely to have received any support from that particular source of funds.) Intercept 1980 Continuing Age Female Student Law University professor Expected level of funding Chinese Government '' ~ '' $2,981.67 -775.88 -631.09 - 1,267.30 -637.49 1,357.37 -1,053.18 -25.90 up..
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... University, 1979 Through 1983 Independent Variable Estimate of B t-statistic Year 1980 996.73 5.17 1981 1,540.82 8.80 1982 1,754.02 10.10 1983 1,703.61 9.83 Continuing student or scholar 287.50 4.29 Female 209.27 2.38 Category Student 3,239.27 20.24 Professor 2,610.27 12.14 Teacher 1,420.59 3.49 Research scholar 1,130.42 7.63 Field of study A g r i c u 1 t u r e —967.61 - 4.61 Architecture —1,631.91 - 3.17 Computer science —879.72 —4.50 E n g i n e e r i n g —461.04 - 3.72 Health sciences 1,508.57 10.17 Law 1,280.97 3.36 Life sciences 2,017.43 13.55 Mathematics 1,415.81 7.56 Physical sciences 2,208.23 17.64 Social sciences 643.89 3.49 Occupation Government official - 1,434.54 -9.92 University professor —1,243.15 - 11.37 Secondary teacher - 1,756.63 - -4.98 Media —1,323.87 - 2.82 Business management - 1,705.98 -6.09 Other organization - 1,607.84 - 10.89 Intercept 224.73 0.52 R2 = .167 Adjusted R2 = .166, N = 19,859 NOTE: Variables not found to be significant are not included. SOURCE: USIA data tape.
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... 230 APPENDIX E TABLE E-2 Determinants of the Yearly Amount of Money Given to a J-1 Student or Scholar by the Chinese Government, 1979 Through 1983 Independent Variable Estimate of B t-statistic Year 1980 -775.88 -5.35 1981 -895.94 -6.60 1982 - 1,086.54 -8.08 1983 -792.19 -5.90 Continuing student or scholar -631.09 - 12.17 Age in years -33.35 - 12.07 Female -637.49 -9.49 Category Student 1,357.37 10.88 Professor 1,247.59 7.46 Teacher 1,957.77 6.26 Research scholar 1,973.28 17.07 Field of study Agriculture 1,569.54 9.69 American studies - 1,537.77 -2.27 Architecture 2,275.32 5.80 Computer science 1,721.11 13.05 Engineering 2,313.86 39.88 Humanities 343.68 2.29 Law - 1,053.18 -3.69 Library science 981.48 2.17 Occupation Agricultural worker - 2,205.72 - 6.98 Intercept 2,981.67 14.90 R2= 126 Adjusted R2 = .125, N = 19,859 NOTE: Variables not found to be significant are not included. SOURCE: USIA data tape.
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