Table 6 Class structure in transitional China: 2010 CGSS
From: Class structure and income inequality in transitional China
Class | Total | % | Region(%) | Gender(%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern | Central | Western | Male | Female | |||
I. Command | 221 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
II. Upper new middle | 740 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 |
III. Lower new middle | 1960 | 17.9 | 28.3 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 21.6 |
IV. Small business owner and Self-employed | 1038 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 8.3 |
V. Skilled worker | 1084 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 9.0 |
VI. Unskilled worker | 1551 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 10.6 |
VII. Farmer | 4372 | 39.9 | 14.9 | 50.5 | 54.7 | 35.2 | 45.0 |
Total | 10965 | 100 | 3593 | 4653 | 2719 | 5227 | 5738 |