Table 2 Self-reported annual household income and savings in rural (Wuyi village) and peri-urban (Laogang village) settings of Hunan province, China
| Income and savings |
Rural (n = 258) (%) |
Peri-urban (n = 246) (%) | χ2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual household per-capita income (CNY) * | ||||
| <1000 | 24 (9.3) | 4 (1.6) | 14.1 | < 0.001 |
| 1000-1999 | 55 (21.3) | 26 (10.6) | 10.8 | 0.001 |
| 2000-3499 | 19 (7.4) | 52 (21.1) | 19.7 | < 0.001 |
| 3500-4999 | 66 (25.6) | 65 (26.4) | 0.0 | 0.830 |
| 5000-6999 | 37 (14.3) | 46 (18.7) | 2.1 | 0.147 |
| 7000-8999 | 40 (15.5) | 47 (19.1) | 0.9 | 0.341 |
| ≥9000 | 17 (6.6) | 6 (2.5) | 3.6 | 0.058 |
| Primary source of household income | ||||
| Farming | 33 (12.8) | 33 (13.4) | 0.0 | 0.836 |
| Fishing | 149 (57.7) | 8 (3.3) | 11.7 | < 0.001 |
| Farming and fishing | 38 (14.7) | 0 | 39.2 | < 0.001 |
| Vegetable crops/animal rearing | 10 (3.9) | 3 (1.2) | 3.5 | 0.060 |
| Small business | 8 (3.1) | 27 (11.0) | 12.0 | 0.001 |
| Other | 20 (7.8) | 175 (71.1) | 12.1 | < 0.001 |
| Ability to save | ||||
| Overall | 106 (41.1) | 50 (20.3) | 28.5 | < 0.001 |
| Farmers | 16 (48.5) | 5 (15.2) | 3.5 | 0.059 |
| Fishermen | 50 (33.6) | 1 (12.5) | n.a. | n.a. |
| Farmers and fishermen | 21 (55.3) | 0 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Animal rearers | 5 (71.4) | 0 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Businessmen | 6 (75.0) | 12 (44.4) | 3.4 | 0.061 |
| Other | 8 (40.0) | 32 (18.3) | 14.0 | < 0.001 |