8-10      BASIC CONDITIONS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS (1985-2008)
                 
Year Households Surveyed (household) Per Capita Net Income of Rural Residents (yuan)   Per Capita   Living Expenditure of Rural Residents (yuan) Number of Able-bodied and Semi-able-Bodied Laboerers Per Household (person) Number of Persons Supported by Each Laborer (person) Per Capita Living Space (sq.m)  Living Space Per Household (sq.m) Engel Coefficient (%)
1985 340 618 563 2.74 1.55 21.03 89.49 49.7
1986 340 777 697 2.74 1.55 22.33 93.08 44.8
1987 340 855 782 2.76 1.51 23.89 99.42 44.3
1988 340 1108 1161 2.78 1.47 25.72 105.24 42.1
1989 340 1301 1305 2.75 1.42 29.74 116.26 49.0
1990 340 1401 1231 2.74 1.43 31.66 123.92 49.5
1991 320 1318 1205 2.71 1.44 32.69 127.39 53.1
1992 320 1588 1442 2.70 1.41 33.46 127.04 50.0
1993 280 2041 1762 2.36 1.37 32.66 120.73 45.8
1994 280 2707 2259 2.74 1.35 33.78 124.99 49.7
1995 280 3397 2952 2.54 1.32 35.90 129.48 49.9
1996 300 4172 3598 2.51 1.39 38.81 135.59 45.5
1997 300 4216 3754 2.50 1.38 37.27 128.82 49.6
1998 280 4289 3045 2.42 1.41 36.97 126.62 46.6
1999 280 4313 3316 2.37 1.44 42.04 143.83 41.0
2000 300 4430 3243 2.30 1.44 49.27 162.75 43.1
2001 300 4719 3277 2.40 1.38 48.18 159.17 43.9
2002 410 5138 3698 2.42 1.40 54.20 182.30 40.4
2003 410 5550 3953 2.43 1.38 55.90 185.70 40.1
2004 410 6235 4793 2.42 1.38 55.70 186.40 42.0
2005 510 7002 5712 2.37 1.42 56.20 186.80 39.8
2006 510 8001 6518 2.41 1.38 58.27 193.54 37.7
2007 510 9033 7400 2.39 1.38 57.70 190.20 38.0
2008 380 10171 8128 2.37 1.37 58.73 191.50 37.7
Note: “Persons Supported by Each Laborer” includes the laborer himself, the same below.