According to the survey among lower-class women in China, more than 70 percent of respondents reported a decrease in household income as a result of the coronavirus. About 60 percent of the surveyed women faced an increase in family debts. The price rise of necessities was the main reason for the rise in family spending.
Influence of coronavirus COVID-19 on lives of lower-class women and their families in China in 2020
The questionnaires were distributed via Weibo and WeChat among females whose majority were:
earning less than 5,000 yuan per month (90.3 percent);
working in the service sector (37.6 percent) or as housewives (20.1 percent);
between 18 and 35 years (51.7 percent) or between 36 and 50 years (39.3 percent);
married (69 percent) or single (25.4 percent).
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