highly significantp < 0.001
The difference in weight-for-age z -score by hukou status is also highly significant ( p < 0.001) for children with rural residence, but only significant at the 10 % level for those with urban residence.
The difference in weight-for-age z -score by hukou status is also highly significant ( p < 0.001) for children with rural residence, but only significant at the 10 % level for those with urban residence.
With an increasing trend of internal migration in China since the 1990s, it is important to further evaluate the distinction between local and non-local hukou as a critical factor in predicting children’s health status in future research, when the data become available.