An Analysis of Relationship among Income Inequality, Poverty, and Income Mobility, Based on Distribution Functions
Table 8
Income and subsistence allowance of poor groups in urban areas from 2005 to 2010.
Year
Per capita annual income of urban residents (yuan)
Per capita annual income of 5% of the lowest income groups in urban areas (yuan)
The number of urban people receiving subsistence allowances (ten thousand people)
Expenses of households receiving subsistence allowances (ten thousand yuan)
Per capita expenses of households receiving subsistence allowances (yuan)
2005
10493.03
2495.75
2234.2
191.9
858.92
2006
11759.45
2838.87
2240.1
224.2
1000.85
2007
13785.81
3357.91
2272.1
277.4
1220.90
2008
15780.76
3734.35
2334.8
393.4
1684.94
2009
17174.56
4197.58
2345.6
482.1
2055.34
2010
19109.44
4739.15
2310.5
524.7
2270.94
2010/2005
1.8212
1.8989
1.0342
2.7342
2.6439
Note: the above data is from 2006–2011 China Statistical Yearbook and Statistical Bulletin of Development of Civil Affairs issued by Ministry of Civil Affairs.
