Examining the relationship between commuting time, academic achievement, and mental health in rural China: a cross-sectional analysis

Table 5 Effects of commuting time on student time allocation

Dependent Variables	(1) Sleeping time	(2) Outdoor activity time after school	(3) Study time after school
Commuting time. hours	-0.588***	-0.188***	-0.003
Commuting time. hours	(0.071)	(0.026)	(0.032)
Variable Controlled:	Yes	Yes	Yes
N	12,322	12,316	12,323
R-squared	0.0280	0.0299	0.0254

Note:
a. The control variables in Table聽2 were included in all regressions
b. 鈥淥utdoor activities after school鈥� and 鈥淪tudy time after school鈥� are categorical variables. Questionnaire asked respondents to choose how much time they actually spent doing outdoor activities and studying after school. Each question has six choices: 1= no outdoor activities/study; 2= less than half an hour; 3= half an hour to an hour; 4= one hour to an hour and a half hour; 5= one and a half to two hours; 6= more than two hours
c. * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01. P < 0.1 was considered statistically significant in this study

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