The Impact of Economic Development on Rural Women in China (UNU, 1993, 85 pages): Appendix 2. Findings from the general survey

The Impact of Economic Development on Rural Women in China (UNU, 1993, 85 pages)

		(introductory text...)
		Note to the reader from the UNU
		Preface
		1. Agricultural development and the changing status and roles of rural women in China
		2. The research project
		3. Analysis of the field survey findings
		Conclusions and suggestions for decision makers
		Appendix 1. General survey form
		Appendix 2. Findings from the general survey
		Appendix 3. Quantitative questionnaire
		Appendix 4. Life-history matrix
		Appendix 4. Qualitative questionnaire
		Appendix 6. Time-allocation forms

Appendix 2. Findings from the general survey

Tables A.1-A.9 summarize findings from the general survey conducted in Hengtang Township, Jiangsu Province, and Jiahong Township, Sichuan Province, in preparation for the in-depth study of a selected sample of women reported in the text.

Table A.1 Distribution of women according to the age cohorts selected for study

	Hengtang		Jiahong
Cohort	No.	%	No.	%
Elderly (55-65 years)	1,651	11.80	384	10.51
Middle-age (35-45 years)	2,752	19.66	760	20.80
Young (17-27 years)	4,315	30.83	1,064	29.12
Other^a	5,277	37.71	1,446	39.57
TOTAL	13,995	100	3,654	100

a. Women over 17 years old not falling into any of the three selected cohorts.

Table A.2 Women's marital status

	Elderly		Middle-age		Young
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Hengtang
Unmarried	1	0.06	2	0.07	2,980	69.1
Ever married	1,650	99.94	2,750	99.93	1,335	30.9
TOTAL	1,651	100	2,752	100	4,315	100
Jiahong
Unmarried	1	0.3	1	0.1	666	62.6
Ever married	383	99.7	759	99.9	398	37.4
TOTAL	384	100	760	100	1,064	100

Table A.3 Proportion of divorced, separated, Widowed, and remarried women among those ever married

	Elderly		Middle-age		Young
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Hengtang
Ever married	1,650	100	2,750	100	1,335	l00
Divorced	2	0.1	7	0.3	0	0
Widowed	408	24.7	16	0.6	0	0
Remarried	61	3.7	37	1.3	0	0
Jiahong
Ever married	383	100	759	100	398	100
Divorced	0	0	3	0.4	0	0
Separated	0	0	0	0	3	0.8
Widowed	106	27.7	20	2.6	2	0.5
Remarried	20	5.2	13	1.7	0	0

Table A.4 Family-structure type of the households of women of the three age cohorts, Hengtang

	Elderly		Middle-age		Young
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Nuclear family	1,082	65.5	2,360	85.8	3,145	72.9
Lineal family	385	23.2	329	12.0	955	22.1
Joint family	54	3.3	18	0.7	81	1.9
Other	132	8.0	45	1.6	134	3.1
TOTAL	1,651	100	2,752	100	4,315	100

Table A.5 Family-structure type of the households of women over 17 years old, Jiahong

	No.	%	Size^a
Nuclear family	1,910	75.1	3.9
Lineal family	556	21.9	5.5
Joint family	15	0.6	7.6
Other^b	61	2.4	1.6
TOTAL	2,542	100	4.2

a. Average number of people per household.
b. 52 of these 61 households are single-person families.

Table A.6 Women's educational levels

	Elderly		Middle-age		Young
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Hengtang
Illiterate	1 467	88.9	266	9.7	23	0.5
Lower primary school	108	6.5	359	13.0	43	1.0
Primary school	72	4.4	1.616	58.7	1,404	32.5
Junior middle school	4	0.2	460	16.7	2,426	56.2
Senior middle school	0	0	51	1.9	414	9.6
College	0	0	0	0	5	0.1
TOTAL	1.651	100	2,752	100	4,315	100
Jiahong
Illiterate	317	82.6	170	22.4	24	2.3
Lower primary school	11	2.9	37	4.9	7	0.7
Primary school	51	13.3	456	60.0	463	43.5
Junior middle school	5	1.3	89	11.7	520	48.9
Senior middle school	0	0	8	1.1	50	4.7
TOTAL	384	100	760	100	1,064	100

Table A.7 Distribution of women by occupational group

	Elderly		Middle-age		Young
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Hengtang
Agriculture	1,467	88.9	2,499	90.8	1,854	43.0
Industry, commerce, and transportation	14	0.8	216	7.8	2,368	54.9
Education and public health	0	0	37	1.3	93	2.1
Household	170	10.3	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,651	100	2,752	100	4,315	100
Jiahong
Agriculture	381	99.2	744	97.9	956	89.9
Industry	3	0.8	11	1.4	61	5.7
Education and public health	0	0	5	0.7	12	1.1
Student	0	0	0	0	35	3.3
TOTAL	384	100	760	100	1,064	100

Table A.8 Per capita annual income of rural residents in Hengtang by income category of villages

Village income category	Income(yuan RMB)	No. of villages
Upper	551-630	5
Middle	471-550	10
Lower	391-470	10

Table A.9 Annual family Income of households Of women over 17 years old, Jiahong

Income (yuan RMB)	No. of households	%	Income (yuan RMB)	No. of households	%
Under 800	278	8.6	3 001-3,500	83	3.3
801-1,200	478	18.8	3,501-4,000	48	1.9
1,201-1,600	623	24.5	4,001-5,000	23	0.9
1,601-2,000	454	17.9	5,001-6,000	8	0.3
2,001-2,500	389	15.3	Over 6,000	5	0.2
2,501-3,000	213	8.4	TOTAL	2,542	100