Table 2 Generational structure of Chinese households by percentage
From: Household changes in contemporary China: an analysis based on the four recent censuses
Types of family patterns | Sum | Urban/rural division (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | Urban | Rural | |
1-generation households | ||||||
Single-person households | 8.00 | 6.27 | 8.30 | 13.66 | 17.03 | 11.79 |
Only-couple-households (1-generation nuclear) | 4.69 | 6.42 | 12.70 | 18.49 | 21.17 | 16.63 |
Other 1-generation households | 1.23 | 0.80 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 2.04 | 0.72 |
Sum of 1-generation households | 13.92 | 13.52 | 22.28 | 33.25 | 40.24 | 29.14 |
2-generation households | ||||||
Parents and unmarried children (standard nuclear) | 48.20 | 54.40 | 46.33 | 33.38 | 35.57 | 31.11 |
Single parent and unmarried children (impaired nuclear) | 4.55 | 3.58 | 2.92 | 2.70 | 2.25 | 3.16 |
Separated parent and unmarried children (impaired nuclear) | 6.96 | 4.02 | 3.15 | 3.27 | 2.71 | 3.41 |
Other 2-generation nuclear households (expanded) | 2.49 | 1.95 | 1.12 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.53 |
Sum of 2-generation nuclear households | 62.20 | 63.95 | 53.52 | 39.82 | 40.92 | 38.21 |
Parents and married children (2-generation lineal) | 3.82 | 3.30 | 2.34 | 3.13 | 2.85 | 3.37 |
Grandparents with grandchildren (generation-skipping) | 0.70 | 0.67 | 1.89 | 2.26 | 1.17 | 3.00 |
Other 2-generation households | 0.56 | 0.23 | 0.97 | 3.32 | 2.78 | 3.84 |
Sum of 2-generation households | 66.58 | 67.50 | 58.72 | 48.53 | 47.71 | 48.43 |
Sum of nuclear households (1- and 2-generation) | 66.89 | 70.37 | 66.22 | 58.31 | 62.09 | 54.84 |
3-generation or above expanded households | ||||||
3-generation households | 16.43 | 16.48 | 16.62 | 16.50 | 11.26 | 20.27 |
Other expanded households | 2.37 | 1.82 | 2.38 | 1.62 | 0.79 | 2.16 |
Sum of expanded households | 18.80 | 18.30 | 19.00 | 18.12 | 12.05 | 22.43 |
Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |