Report on the Development of Household Finance in Rural China (2014)

The book reports on the development of household finances in rural China. It is based on the results of an on-site survey conducted door to door by a research team from the Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, the largest survey center in China – and perhaps the world – that specializes in Chinese household finances. Directed by financial experts that enjoy the highest honors in their field and the largest interviewer group in China, it reveals the most realistic picture of rural China available today and highlights a topic about which people worry most: household finances. By reading this inspiring report, readers will be able to better understand China from a household finance perspective. 1.2.1.2 Details of the Interview Management System -- 1.2.1.3 Timely Return of Data -- 1.2.2 Data Inspection -- 1.3 Household Demographics -- 1.3.1 Household Composition -- 1.3.2 Gender Structure -- 1.3.3 Age Structure -- 1.3.4 Educational Background -- 1.3.5 Marital Status -- 2 Rural Household Employment -- 2.1 Working Population -- 2.2 Employment Categories -- 2.3 Employment Type -- 2.4 Employment Distribution -- 2.5 Employment Industries -- 2.6 Categories of Household Occupations -- 3 Rural Household Incomes -- 3.1 Income Overview -- 3.1.1 Overall Income of Rural Households Front Matter....Pages i-viii Basic Condition of Rural Households....Pages 1-23 Rural Household Employment....Pages 25-32 Rural Household Incomes....Pages 33-45 Expenditures of Rural Households....Pages 47-57 Rural Household Properties....Pages 59-70 Current Development Status of the Rural Financial Market....Pages 71-84 Rural Households’ Formal Credit Demand and Availability....Pages 85-106 Financial Risks of Rural Households....Pages 107-116 Rural Households’ Private Lending....Pages 117-120 Financial Knowledge of Rural Households....Pages 121-139