While there are entire surveys about income and employment in China, the chart shows income-related questions from surveys that are either more general or that have a different topic focus.
| China Health & Nutrition Survey 1989* | China Health & Nutrition Survey 2006* | China Housing Survey 1993 | Chinese General Social Survey 2003 | 4-County Study, 1990 | State and Life Chances in Urban China, 1949-1994 | World Values Survey** | |
| Typical daily wage | x | ||||||
| Monthly wage | x | ||||||
| Personal income | x | x | |||||
| Family income | all years | ||||||
| Payment for finished piece | x | ||||||
| Money received for collective farm work | x | ||||||
| Fuel subsidy | x | x | |||||
| Salary | x | x | |||||
| Cash income from rent | x | x | |||||
| Income from retirement pension | x | x | |||||
| Income from poverty or disability subsidy | x | x | |||||
| Money from family | x | x | x | ||||
| Household income from farm | x | ||||||
| One-child subsidy | x | ||||||
| Paid regular wage | x | ||||||
| Average monthly wage | x | ||||||
| Receive bonus last year | x | ||||||
| Value of bonus | x | x | |||||
| Cash income last year | x | x | x | ||||
| Non-cash income last year | x | ||||||
| Latest salary raise | x | ||||||
| Uses for extra money | x | ||||||
| Views on thrift, saving money, household financial situation | all years | ||||||
| Views on income inequality | all years | ||||||
| Gender role | all years | ||||||
| Family save money? | 1995, 2001, 2007, 2012 |
*China Health and Nutrition Survey dates: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018. Files include wages, occupations, household businesses, subsidies and other income.
**World Values Survey: Wave 1(1981-1984), Wave 2(1990-1994), Wave 3(1995-1998), Wave 4(1999-2004), Wave 5(2005-2009), Wave 6(2010-2014) and longitudinal data available. Each wave includes income/wage-related questions; use the WVS Online Data Analysis tool to explore. China was included in: 1990, 1995, 2001, 2007, and 2012.