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Table 1 Proportion of people classified as migrants across generations (%)

From: Children of the reform and opening-up: China’s new generation and new era of development

 

Beijing

Shanghai

Guangzhou

Urban areas

Nationwide

Post-1940 generation

23.5

14.5

23.5

35.3

25.7

Post-1950 generation

17.8

13.1

23.2

28.6

22.7

Post-1960 generation

20.3

19.7

27.4

32.2

26.1

Post-1970 generation

36.9

30.1

44.9

36.1

29.6

Post-1980 generation

47.1

38.4

58.1

45.1

36.6

Post-1990 generation

53.8

43.4

61.3

45.4

36.8

  1. Note: A person is classified as a “migrant” if he/she currently lives in a city/county that is different from where his/her household is registered