China General Social Survey (China GSS)

Principal Investigator(s): Yanjie, Bian, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Survey Research Center; Lulu, Li, People's University of China. Department of Sociology

Summary: The China General Social Survey (China GSS)is an annual or biannual survey of China's urban and rural households designed to gather longitudinal data on social trends and the changing relationship between social structure and quality of life in China. (more info)

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Scope of Study

Summary:   The China General Social Survey (China GSS)is an annual or biannual survey of China's urban and rural households designed to gather longitudinal data on social trends and the changing relationship between social structure and quality of life in China.

Subject Terms:   employment, families, household composition, households, life satisfaction, quality of life, social networks, social stratification, social structure

Geographic Coverage:   Asia, China (Peoples Republic), Global

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