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Housing inequality in urban China

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ID13020002
AuthorsQiang Ren (0000-0003-1269-8066, Peking University, corresponding author), Rongqin Hu (Peking University)
Year2016
Volume2
Issue1
Pages144-167
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChinese Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2057-150X • E-ISSN: 2057-1518
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2057150x15624894
OpenAlexW2305387176
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited13

Using data from a nationwide longitudinal survey, the current inequalities in housing conditions, property, ownership rate, market value, and dynamic changes of housing with difficulties were studied, and the affected factors from the characteristics of households and regional variations in urban China were explored. It was found that 77% of urban households owned their own houses, but 14% had housing difficulties in 2012. In addition, it was found that more than 67% of families owned one house, and more than 15% owned two or more. The median market value of current housing was 250,000 yuan, and the median market value per square meter was 2587 yuan. Finally, it was determined that household-level characteristics played important roles in housing inequality, and that regional variations significantly affected the likelihood of housing difficulties being present

China · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Property value · Real estate · Value (mathematics · Housing Market and Economics · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urbanization and City Planning · Finance

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