Item | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Number of Households Surveyed (household) | 24,338 | 35,660 | 35,520 | 40,044 | 42,220 | 43,840 |
Average Household Size (person) | 3.89 | 3.50 | 3.23 | 3.14 | 3.13 3.1 | |
Average Number of Employed Persons per Household | 2.15 | 1.98 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 1.68 | 1.65 |
Percentage of Employment per Household (%) | 55.27 | 56.57 | 57.89 | 56.43 | 53.67 | 53.23 |
Number of Persons Supported by Each Employee | ||||||
(including the employee himself or herself) | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 1.88 |
(person) | ||||||
Per Capita Annual Income (yuan) | 748.92 | 1,522.79 | 4,288.09 | 5,888.77 | 6,316.81 | 6,907.08 |
Disposable Income | 739.08 | 1,510.16 | 4,283.00 | 5,854.02 | 6,279.98 | 6,859.58 |
Per Capita Annual Living Expenditures for Consumption | 673.20 | 1,278.89 | 3,537.57 | 4,615.91 | 4,998.00 | 5,309.0 |
(yuan) | ||||||
Food | 351.72 | 693.77 | 1,766.02 | 1,932.10 | 1,958.31 | 2,014.0 |
Clothing | 98.04 | 170.90 | 479.20 | 482.37 | 500.46 | 533.7 |
Household Facilities, Articles and Service | 57.87 | 108.45 | 296.94 | 395.48 | 439.29 | 438.9 |
Medicine and Medical Service | 16.71 | 25.67 | 110.11 | 245.59 | 318.07 | 343.3 |
Transport, Post and Communication Services | 14.39 | 40.51 | 171.01 | 310.55 | 395.01 | 457.0 |
Recreation, Education and Cultural Services | 55.01 | 112.26 | 312.71 | 567.05 | 627.82 | 690.0 |
Residence | 32.23 | 60.86 | 250.18 | 453.99 | 500.49 | 548.0 |
Miscellaneous Commodities and Services | 47.23 | 66.57 | 151.39 | 228.79 | 258.54 | 284.1 |
a) Data in the table are obtained from the sample survey on income and expenditures of urban households. b) Since 1997, other income of staff and workers from their working units was cancelled and its value was divided in the wages of staff and workers in state-owned units or in collective owned units. c) Since 1992, special income was cancelled. Its main value was divided between transfer income and other income. Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2001 and China Statistical Abstract 2002 |