Table with column headings in rows 4 thru 5 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 3-1.  Satisfied with Life Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Age, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China:  2000",,,,,,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,,
,60+,60-69,70-79,80+,60+,60-69,70-79,80+,60+,60-69,70-79,80+
TOTAL POPULATION1,"118,514","69,663","38,030","10,821","57,809","35,760","17,970","4,079","60,705","33,903","20,060","6,742"
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SATISFIED WITH LIFE,,,,,,,,,,,,
  .Total,,,,,,,,,,,,
    .. Number,"74,545","44,728","23,495","6,323","37,178","23,247","11,524","2,406","37,368","21,480","11,971","3,917"
      ..Percent,62.9 ,64.2 ,61.8 ,58.4 ,64.3 ,65.0 ,64.1 ,59.0 ,61.6 ,63.4 ,59.7 ,58.1 
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 .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Currently married2,"50,930","35,241","14,135","1,554","30,496","20,440","8,920","1,136","20,434","14,801","5,214",419
   ..Other3,"23,616","9,487","9,361","4,768","6,682","2,807","2,604","1,271","16,934","6,680","6,757","3,498"
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   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Currently married2,65.0 ,65.7 ,64.2 ,58.6 ,65.6 ,66.1 ,65.6 ,58.5 ,64.1 ,65.1 ,61.9 ,58.6 
    ..Other3,58.8 ,59.3 ,58.5 ,58.4 ,58.9 ,58.1 ,59.5 ,59.4 ,58.7 ,59.8 ,58.1 ,58.0 
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 .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Illiterate,"36,535","18,461","13,752","4,323","11,187","5,728","4,470",989,"25,349","12,733","9,282","3,334"
   ..Primary school5,"25,997","17,367","6,984","1,646","17,159","11,252","4,780","1,126","8,838","6,115","2,203",520
   ..Junior high school or above,"12,013","8,900","2,760",354,"8,832","6,267","2,274",291,"3,181","2,633",486,63
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   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Illiterate,59.2 ,61.2 ,57.4 ,56.5 ,60.3 ,62.2 ,58.5 ,58.2 ,58.7 ,60.8 ,56.9 ,56.0 
    ..Primary school5,64.0 ,63.2 ,66.3 ,62.4 ,62.9 ,62.7 ,64.9 ,57.2 ,66.1 ,64.2 ,69.6 ,77.6 
   ..Junior high school or above,74.5 ,74.0 ,77.7 ,66.3 ,73.8 ,72.9 ,76.8 ,70.9 ,76.8 ,76.7 ,82.4 ,50.9 
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" .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Low ,"19,257","10,338","6,505","2,414","7,583","4,235","2,659",688,"11,674","6,103","3,845","1,725"
   ..Medium,"30,030","18,159","9,558","2,313","14,156","8,861","4,464",831,"15,874","9,297","5,094","1,482"
   ..High,"25,258","16,231","7,432","1,596","15,439","10,151","4,401",886,"9,820","6,079","3,031",709
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   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Low ,54.3 ,54.9 ,51.7 ,59.5 ,54.5 ,54.1 ,55.0 ,54.6 ,54.2 ,55.4 ,49.7 ,61.7 
    ..Medium,62.0 ,64.2 ,61.3 ,51.4 ,61.9 ,63.4 ,61.5 ,50.5 ,62.2 ,64.9 ,61.0 ,52.0 
    ..High,72.9 ,72.0 ,75.4 ,70.4 ,73.5 ,72.7 ,74.9 ,75.7 ,72.0 ,71.0 ,76.2 ,64.7 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
 .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Living alone,"4,554","1,766","1,972",816,"1,406",795,497,115,"3,148",971,"1,475",702
   ..Living with spouse only,"23,756","14,895","8,059",802,"14,165","8,420","5,099",646,"9,590","6,475","2,960",156
   ..Living with children and/or others8,"46,235","28,067","13,464","4,705","21,606","14,033","5,928","1,645","24,629","14,034","7,536","3,060"
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   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Living alone,49.2 ,48.8 ,49.1 ,50.5 ,43.5 ,47.3 ,40.6 ,34.8 ,52.4 ,50.1 ,52.9 ,54.6 
    ..Living with spouse only,64.9 ,64.9 ,66.1 ,55.6 ,66.1 ,65.8 ,67.5 ,60.0 ,63.3 ,63.8 ,63.7 ,42.6 
    ..Living with children and/or others8,63.6 ,65.1 ,61.7 ,60.6 ,65.2 ,65.9 ,64.5 ,61.5 ,62.3 ,64.3 ,59.7 ,60.1 
Table with column headings in rows 53 thru 54 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 3-1.  Satisfied with Life Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Age, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China:  2000",,,,,,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,Both sexes,,,,Male ,,,,Female,,,
,60+,60-69,70-79,80+,60+,60-69,70-79,80+,60+,60-69,70-79,80+
URBAN POPULATION1,"27,579","16,983","8,319","2,277","13,396","8,446","4,057",893,"14,183","8,537","4,262","1,384"
,,,,,,,,,,,,
SATISFIED WITH LIFE,,,,,,,,,,,,
  .Total,,,,,,,,,,,,
    .. Number,"19,524","12,087","5,893","1,544","9,752","6,134","3,035",583,"9,772","5,953","2,858",961
      ..Percent,70.8 ,71.2 ,70.8 ,67.8 ,72.8 ,72.6 ,74.8 ,65.3 ,68.9 ,69.7 ,67.1 ,69.4 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
 .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Currently married2,"15,129","10,437","4,171",521,"9,026","5,901","2,726",399,"6,103","4,536","1,444",122
   ..Other3,"4,395","1,650","1,723","1,023",726,233,309,184,"3,670","1,417","1,414",839
,,,,,,,,,,,,
   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Currently married2,73.3 ,72.6 ,76.1 ,67.2 ,73.8 ,73.3 ,76.7 ,63.6 ,72.7 ,71.7 ,75.0 ,82.3 
    ..Other3,63.3 ,63.2 ,60.7 ,68.2 ,62.3 ,58.6 ,61.3 ,69.4 ,63.5 ,64.1 ,60.5 ,67.9 
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 .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Illiterate,"4,650","1,937","1,866",848,684,256,311,118,"3,966","1,681","1,555",730
   ..Primary school5,"6,143","3,666","2,057",420,"2,945","1,507","1,200",237,"3,198","2,159",857,183
   ..Junior high school or above,"8,731","6,484","1,970",276,"6,123","4,371","1,524",228,"2,608","2,114",446,48
,,,,,,,,,,,,
   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Illiterate,64.8 ,66.6 ,61.0 ,70.2 ,61.6 ,62.6 ,61.0 ,60.8 ,65.4 ,67.3 ,61.0 ,72.0 
    ..Primary school5,65.8 ,62.8 ,72.3 ,64.3 ,64.7 ,60.1 ,72.1 ,62.3 ,66.9 ,64.9 ,72.5 ,67.0 
   ..Junior high school or above,78.8 ,78.7 ,81.5 ,66.5 ,79.2 ,79.1 ,80.9 ,71.7 ,78.0 ,77.9 ,83.9 ,49.6 
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" .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Low ,"4,978","2,664","1,588",726,805,378,314,114,"4,172","2,286","1,274",613
   ..Medium,"7,425","4,731","2,241",454,"3,627","2,311","1,090",226,"3,798","2,420","1,151",228
   ..High,"7,121","4,692","2,065",364,"5,320","3,445","1,631",243,"1,802","1,247",434,120
,,,,,,,,,,,,
   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Low ,61.0 ,62.6 ,56.8 ,65.5 ,54.3 ,52.3 ,58.4 ,51.0 ,62.5 ,64.7 ,56.4 ,69.2 
    ..Medium,68.3 ,66.7 ,72.4 ,65.5 ,64.9 ,64.2 ,67.1 ,61.7 ,71.8 ,69.4 ,78.2 ,69.7 
    ..High,83.4 ,83.2 ,85.0 ,76.6 ,84.1 ,83.5 ,86.0 ,80.1 ,81.3 ,82.4 ,81.5 ,70.2 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
 .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Living alone,"1,106",383,515,208,245,91,108,47,860,292,407,161
   ..Living with spouse only,"6,919","4,030","2,566",323,"4,245","2,299","1,689",257,"2,674","1,731",877,66
   ..Living with children and/or others8,"11,500","7,674","2,812","1,013","5,262","3,744","1,238",280,"6,238","3,930","1,574",733
,,,,,,,,,,,,
   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Living alone,57.7 ,61.9 ,53.2 ,63.0 ,56.6 ,59.0 ,52.2 ,(B),58.1 ,62.9 ,53.5 ,62.7 
    ..Living with spouse only,72.4 ,67.9 ,80.7 ,72.1 ,73.8 ,70.4 ,79.7 ,69.7 ,70.3 ,64.9 ,82.7 ,83.2 
    ..Living with children and/or others8,71.4 ,73.6 ,67.4 ,67.6 ,73.0 ,74.5 ,71.5 ,62.0 ,70.1 ,72.7 ,64.5 ,70.1 
Table with column headings in rows 102 thru 103 and row headers in column A (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 3-1.  Satisfied with Life Among People Aged 60 and Over, by Sex, Age, Residence, and Selected Characteristics, for China:  2000",,,,,,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,Both sexes,,,,Male,,,,Female,,,
,60+,60-69,70-79,80+,60+,60-69,70-79,80+,60+,60-69,70-79,80+
RURAL POPULATION1,"90,938","52,681","29,712","8,545","44,415","27,315","13,913","3,187","46,523","25,366","15,799","5,358"
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SATISFIED WITH LIFE,,,,,,,,,,,,
  .Total,,,,,,,,,,,,
    .. Number,"55,021","32,641","17,602","4,779","27,426","17,114","8,489","1,823","27,595","15,527","9,112","2,956"
      ..Percent,60.5 ,62.0 ,59.2 ,55.9 ,61.8 ,62.7 ,61.0 ,57.2 ,59.3 ,61.2 ,57.7 ,55.2 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
 .Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Currently married2,"35,801","24,804","9,964","1,034","21,470","14,539","6,194",737,"14,331","10,264","3,770",297
   ..Other3,"19,220","7,837","7,638","3,745","5,956","2,574","2,295","1,086","13,264","5,263","5,343","2,659"
,,,,,,,,,,,,
   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Currently married2,62.1 ,63.1 ,60.3 ,55.0 ,62.7 ,63.5 ,61.7 ,56.1 ,61.1 ,62.6 ,58.0 ,52.4 
    ..Other3,57.8 ,58.5 ,58.0 ,56.2 ,58.5 ,58.1 ,59.2 ,58.0 ,57.5 ,58.7 ,57.5 ,55.5 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
 .Educational Attainment4,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Illiterate,"31,885","16,524","11,886","3,475","10,502","5,472","4,159",871,"21,383","11,052","7,726","2,604"
   ..Primary school5,"19,854","13,701","4,927","1,226","14,214","9,745","3,580",889,"5,640","3,956","1,347",337
   ..Junior high school or above,"3,283","2,415",789,78,"2,710","1,896",750,64,573,519,39,15
,,,,,,,,,,,,
   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Illiterate,58.4 ,60.6 ,56.9 ,54.0 ,60.2 ,62.1 ,58.3 ,57.8 ,57.6 ,59.9 ,56.2 ,52.8 
    ..Primary school5,63.4 ,63.3 ,64.1 ,61.8 ,62.5 ,63.1 ,62.8 ,56.0 ,65.7 ,63.7 ,67.9 ,84.9 
   ..Junior high school or above,65.1 ,63.8 ,69.6 ,65.4 ,63.9 ,61.7 ,69.7 ,68.1 ,71.5 ,72.4 ,(B),(B)
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" .Money Income (in Yuan)6, 7",,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Low ,"17,052","9,150","5,804","2,097","7,326","4,103","2,585",638,"9,726","5,047","3,220","1,459"
   ..Medium,"23,700","14,333","7,678","1,689","11,508","7,225","3,720",563,"12,193","7,108","3,958","1,126"
   ..High,"14,269","9,158","4,119",993,"8,592","5,786","2,184",622,"5,677","3,372","1,934",371
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   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Low ,53.8 ,54.2 ,51.7 ,58.8 ,54.6 ,54.1 ,55.6 ,54.1 ,53.2 ,54.3 ,48.9 ,61.1 
    ..Medium,60.5 ,62.8 ,60.4 ,46.7 ,61.0 ,62.9 ,60.6 ,45.4 ,60.1 ,62.7 ,60.2 ,47.4 
    ..High,71.0 ,70.6 ,71.4 ,72.9 ,70.8 ,70.2 ,70.0 ,80.9 ,71.3 ,71.4 ,73.1 ,62.4 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
 .Living Arrangement,,,,,,,,,,,,
   ..Living alone,"3,449","1,383","1,457",609,"1,161",704,389,68,"2,288",679,"1,068",540
   ..Living with spouse only,"16,837","10,865","5,493",479,"9,921","6,121","3,410",390,"6,916","4,744","2,083",90
   ..Living with children and/or others8,"34,735","20,393","10,652","3,691","16,344","10,289","4,690","1,365","18,391","10,103","5,962","2,326"
,,,,,,,,,,,,
   . Percent,,,,,,,,,,,,
    ..Living alone,47.0 ,46.1 ,47.8 ,47.3 ,41.4 ,46.1 ,38.2 ,26.5 ,50.5 ,46.0 ,52.7 ,52.6 
    ..Living with spouse only,62.3 ,63.9 ,60.9 ,48.2 ,63.3 ,64.2 ,62.8 ,55.0 ,60.9 ,63.4 ,58.0 ,31.3 
    ..Living with children and/or others8,61.4 ,62.4 ,60.4 ,58.9 ,63.0 ,63.3 ,62.9 ,61.5 ,60.0 ,61.6 ,58.5 ,57.5 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,
"(B) Derived measure not shown where base is less than 75,000.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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1  Population refers to the number of people who reported a valid answer to the question on whether satisfied with life.  ,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2 ""Currently married"" refers to people who were currently married and living with their spouse.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"3 ""Other"" includes people who were widowed, divorced, separated, or never married.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"4 ""Illiterate"" refers to people aged 15 and older who are unable to read.  Primary school in China is equivalent to elementary school in the United States, and junior high school is equivalent to ",,,,,,,,,,,,
     middle school or junior high school.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"5 ""Primary school"" includes ""primary school"" and ""old-style private school.""",,,,,,,,,,,,
"6 ""Money Income"" is monthly income in Chinese yuan. In 2000, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Chinese yuan was $1 = 8.28 yuan.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"7  In this table, for total China, ""Low"" monthly money income is less than 50 yuan, ""Medium"" is 50 to 199 yuan, and ""High"" is 200 yuan or above.   For urban China, ""Low"" is less than 300 yuan,  ",,,,,,,,,,,,
"  ""Medium"" is 300 to 749 yuan, and ""High"" is 750 yuan or above.  For rural China, ""Low"" is less than 50 yuan, ""Medium"" is 50 to 149 yuan, and ""High"" is 150 yuan or above.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"8 ""Living with children and/or others"" may include spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, or any other family or non-family members.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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"Source: Sample Survey on the Aged Population in Urban/Rural China, 2000.",,,,,,,,,,
"Internet Release date:  September 18, 2007",,,,,,,,,,
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