Provincial Variations of"Zhaodi"and Its Clan Cultural Roots
This study aims to investigate the provincial variations of the PPM of"Zhaodi"and its roots of clan culture.We hypothesize that there're provincial variations of PPM of"Zhaodi"and clan culture predicts the PPM of"Zhaodi"positively,as a stronger clan culture leads to a high PPM of"Zhaodi".Data on the PPM of"Zhaodi"and clan culture of provinces were from public government databases and CFPS.Chi-square tests showed there're province variations of PPM of"zhaodi".Regression analysis showed that clan culture predicted positively the PPM of"Zhaodi".Further analysis also showed the similar results while controlling other competing factors such as the percentage of paddy rice.In the end we discuss its contribution to clan culture and psychology of naming.
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