Table 1 Changing trends in the size of Chinese households in rural and urban areas
From: Household changes in contemporary China: an analysis based on the four recent censuses
Area | Year | 1-person household (%) | 2-person household (%) | 3-person household (%) | 4-person household (%) | 5-person and over household (%) | Average household size (person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | 2010 | 13.66 | 24.37 | 26.86 | 17.56 | 16.66 | 3.09 |
2000 | 8.30 | 17.04 | 29.95 | 22.97 | 21.73 | 3.46 | |
1990 | 6.27 | 11.05 | 23.73 | 25.82 | 33.13 | 3.96 | |
City | 2010 | 17.95 | 27.82 | 33.16 | 12.13 | 8.95 | 2.71 |
2000 | 10.68 | 21.60 | 40.22 | 15.75 | 11.74 | 3.03 | |
1990 | 7.06 | 13.94 | 34.81 | 22.90 | 21.29 | 3.53 | |
Town | 2010 | 14.10 | 24.41 | 27.78 | 17.87 | 15.85 | 3.08 |
2000 | 10.16 | 18.62 | 33.89 | 20.39 | 16.93 | 3.26 | |
1990 | 7.88 | 14.60 | 32.03 | 23.47 | 22.02 | 3.55 | |
Village | 2010 | 12.44 | 22.07 | 22.34 | 21.03 | 22.11 | 3.34 |
2000 | 6.93 | 14.85 | 24.90 | 26.47 | 26.85 | 3.68 | |
1990 | 5.87 | 9.87 | 19.75 | 26.89 | 37.62 | 4.13 |