According to the Survey Report on the Lifestyle and Consumption Patterns of Middle Class Groups compiled by a survey company, there are ten criteria for distinguishing middle class groups in China, so long as they meet any of the following criteria, they can be identified as middle class groups.
1. The total level of personal or family financial assets is more than RMB 500,000;
2. The overall personal annual income level is above 200,000;
3. Own a private car worth more than 200,000 yuan;
4. Have a golf club membership card;
5. It has the scale of the enterprise (the registered capital of the business license of the enterprise is more than1million) or the number of employees is more than 15;
6. Persons who serve as directors, chairmen, supervisors, directors, deputy general managers, general managers or presidents in listed companies, well-known brand enterprises in China, well-known local brand enterprises, top 500 enterprises in China, representative offices of multinational companies, foreign-funded enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises;
7 as a leading member of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Young Entrepreneurs Association or other similar organizations at or above the prefecture level;
8. Be a student of EMBA (executive master of business administration) class;
9. Private service personnel (private doctors, lawyers and health nurses);
10. Doctoral tutors and academic leaders of famous universities or research institutions. Famous freelancers or professionals with a successful history.
Forbes China middle class definition: annual income 1, 000-60,000 USD.
1. Living in the city
Between 2.25 and 45 years old
3. Have a university degree
4. Professionals and entrepreneurs
5. The annual income is 6.5438+0-60,000 USD.
Six standards of the middle class in the eyes of Americans: having a house and a car for vacation
1. Whether you have a house or not, house slaves are not counted.
Whether you have a car or not, luxury cars are the first choice.
3. Can children receive a good college education?
4. Is there any retirement protection to keep 80% of income at work?
5. Is there any medical insurance to cover all serious diseases and disasters?
6. Do you have holidays at home, at least two weeks paid holidays every year?
Experts at home and abroad have different opinions on this. Seven indicators to see if you belong to the middle class.
Living in the city, aged between 25 and 45, with a college degree, is a professional and entrepreneur from all walks of life, with an annual income of 1000 to 60,000 dollars ... This morning, a China columnist of Forbes defined the middle class in China.
According to this standard, the middle class in China will exceed 300 million in 20 10, which is more than the total population of the United States. The article also questioned China's misunderstanding of the definition of the middle class.
Myth 1: How much income is middle class? 50 thousand or 500 thousand ]
One-third of the income is discretionary.
Economists' definition of the middle class is still inconclusive. According to the article, defining the middle class in China is a confusing thing, and the most commonly used definition is based on income.
According to the definition of McKinsey Global Institute, the middle class in China is people whose annual income (calculated by purchasing power) is between13,500 and 53,900 dollars (about 90,000 to 360,000 yuan). The National Bureau of Statistics defines the middle class as an annual income of 7250-62500 US dollars (about 50-420 thousand yuan).
The article said that these figures are not only very different, but also misleading. The cost of living in China is quite different from that in the West. If a person earns $65,438+0,000 a month, he can live a good life in China, but not in the United States.
Therefore, the article holds that anyone with an annual income of $65,438 +0 to $60,000 in China may become a middle class, but the eternal criterion for measuring the middle class is whether he can freely control one third of his income.
Myth 2: Occupation [Blue collar has no middle class? ]
There is a middle class in all walks of life
In addition to taking income as a measure, the article also questioned the definition of the middle class occupation by the research group led by Professor Zhou Xiaohong of Nanjing University ―― professionals in management and technical industries, entrepreneurs, private entrepreneurs and civil servants.
According to the article, unlike the United States, China's middle class is concentrated in big cities and younger than the western middle class. To some extent, the middle class is a western concept, which has been misunderstood by China people.
In their view, the western middle class has a house and a car, and can often travel and spend holidays, which is a polite and tasteful way of life. In fact, there are many middle classes in those low-skilled industries. There are middle-class workers and peasants, such as middle and senior technicians, who are "white-collar workers" in the "blue collar".
Compared with China.
Look at occupation, income, education.
At the beginning of this year, the research results of the research group "Research on Social Structure Changes in Contemporary China" of the Institute of Sociology of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences held that the middle class in China has reached 23% of the employed population, while 40% of the big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai are middle class, and the middle class is expanding at a rate of one percentage point per year.
Lu, a professor of sociology at China Academy of Social Sciences and editor-in-chief of the book Social Structure in Contemporary China, pointed out in an interview that the first criterion for their division is to look at occupations, such as state managers and private entrepreneurs.
Management personnel, professional and technical personnel,
Office workers, individual businesses, etc.
In this way, not only teachers, doctors, nurses, journalists and editors, but also professional and technical personnel among workers and peasants have become middle class.
Secondly, it depends on economic income and education level. However, it seems that just looking at income is not enough. "Some taxi drivers in Beijing earn more than me, but he is a worker and I am a middle class. Therefore, it is mainly to look at the profession. "
China middle class standard
1 Income and wealth level: the annual income of individuals is over 60,000.
2. Education: Technical secondary school or above in national education.
3 working style: engaged in the occupation with mental labor as the main task.
4 employability: with professional and technical qualifications and high professional returns.
5. Professional right: have certain dispatching right and speech suggestion right.
Lifestyle: above the medium consumption level, rich in spiritual and cultural needs.
The middle class has at least one house, and most people have cars.
(Note: The above is the reporter's comprehensive standard for the middle class. )
Netizens describe the middle class in their hearts like this:
1 earned more than 200,000 yuan.
Holding listed stocks or options, at least hopefully in the near future.
There is a holiday villa or villa and a car that looks good, even if it is bought with others.
Nightlife is rich, usually for business negotiations or concerts.
Have foreign status or have spent at least three years in a foreign country.
I know all manners and styles are American, but I admire Europe at heart.
Learn about the latest operas and ballets.
Conversations are often mixed with foreign words, and the audience can't understand them and then explain them in Chinese.
Dress casually, but not casually, but deliberately casually.