This paper provides a description of school enrollment in China using a 1 % sample from the 1990 National Census.A detailed portrait of enrollment rates is provided, comparing rural and urban rates for boys and girls at various ages. Comparisons are also made to potential covariates such as parental education and family size.The multivariate analysis is done at both the county and individual level, for boys and girls separately.Location of residence and sex are shown to be highly correlated with enrollment, with rural girls being especially disadvantaged and most likely to be affected by some factors.
