9-8  Basic Conditions of Urban Households in Eastern, Central, Western and Northeastern Regions (2007)
Item Eastern Central Western Northeastern
Region Region Region Region
         
Number of Households Surveyed   (household) 24266 10999 16690 7350
   Average Household Size                       (person) 2.94 2.90 2.91 2.78
   Average Number of Employed Persons per
     Household                                          (person) 1.58 1.53 1.53 1.42
   Percentage of Employment per Household (%) 53.74 52.76 52.58 51.08
   Number of Dependents per Employee (including
      the employee himself or herself)      (person) 1.86 1.90 1.90 1.96
Per Capita Annual Income                   (yuan) 18544.97 12392.21 12130.66 12306.17
    Disposable Income 16974.22 11634.37 11309.45 11463.31
Per Capita Annual Living Expenditure for
  Consumption                                      (yuan) 12126.61 8339.34 8477.49 8669.43
    Food 4249.53 3099.00 3295.45 3119.96
    Clothing 1094.71 1010.60 975.40 1045.15
    Residence 1176.42 838.75 777.50 975.10
    Household Facilities, Articles and Services 733.08 546.47 512.80 407.48
    Health Care and Medical Services 796.35 576.75 584.44 830.13
    Transport and Communications 1939.05 896.10 993.24 912.08
    Education, Cultural and Recreation Services 1711.26 1084.84 1039.76 1006.56
    Miscellaneous Goods and Services 426.20 286.85 298.90 372.96
Composition of Per Capita Annual Living
   Expenditures for Consumption                 (%) 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
    Food 35.04 37.16 38.87 35.99
    Clothing 9.03 12.12 11.51 12.06
    Residence 9.70 10.06 9.17 11.25
    Household Facilities, Articles and Services 6.05 6.55 6.05 4.70
    Health Care and Medical Services 6.57 6.92 6.89 9.58
    Transport and Communications 15.99 10.75 11.72 10.52
    Education, Cultural and Recreation Services 14.11 13.01 12.26 11.61
    Miscellaneous Goods and Services 3.51 3.44 3.53 4.30