China - attitude towards weddings in 2011

This statistic shows the results of a survey on wedding ceremonies in China in 2011. In 2011, 5 percent of respondents in China said a wedding was a burden for them and they preferred not to have one, as being in love was the most important factor of a relationship for them.

How do you imagine your wedding to be? (China, 2011)

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Extravagant with a holy ceremony and nice memories	39%
No unnecessary formalities, if no objections occur, only a dinner with good friends and family	50%
Civil marriage without friends. If time and money permit, a celebration could be arranged.	7%
No wedding, as it is just a burden. It's only important that both partners love each other.	5%

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Release date

February 2011

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Region

China

Survey time period

January 7-21, 2011

Number of respondents

21,694 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

For this survey, 7,742 men and 13,905 women were polled. 58 percent of the respondents were aged 23 to 30 years and earned between 2,001 and 5,000 yuan.

The title of this report has been translated from Chinese.

Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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