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2012 Rural-Urban Migrants Survey Questionnaire (Old Households) Interviewers, please read the following to respondents at the beginning of the interviews: Dear respondent, This is a special purpose survey being conducted jointly by a number of government departments, aiming at investigating the current social issues of rural to urban migration in order to propose feasible policies to the related government departments. The survey mainly involves some of your personal information such as income, consumption, employment, household management and life. Please answer the questions honestly and based on the actual facts and thoughts of your household, to assist the interviewers to complete the questionnaire. We will strictly comply with the Statistics Law and keep everything that you provide confidential. Thank you for your cooperation! Questionnaire Number (If old household’s contact information changed in 2012, please write new ones) Name of Household Head: ____________________________ Work Unit in 2011____________________________ Work Address in 2011____________Province___________City ____________District (County) _____________Street__________Unit Number Work Unit in 2012____________________________ Work Address in 2012____________Province___________City ____________District (County) _____________Street__________Unit Number Nearest Bus Stop to Work Unit in 2012: _______________No. of Bus: _______________ No of Subway Line:__________Subway station:______________ Home Address 2011: __________ Province ___________ City ___________ District (County) ____________ Street__________ Residential Compound ___________ Building No ______ Gate (Unit) _______ Flat No ____________ Home Address 2012: ____________Province____________City ____________District (County) _____________Street_______Residential Compound ___________ Building No ______ Gate (Unit) _______ Flat No ____________ Nearest Bus Stop to Home address in 2012: ____________No. of Bus: ____________ No of Subway Line: ____________ Subway station:_________________ Work Phone in 2011: (Please insert Area Code in the bracket): ( ) Mobile Phone: Home Phone (Landline): _______ QQ Number: _______ Work Phone in 2012: (Please insert Area Code in the bracket): ( ) Mobile Phone: Home Phone (Landline): _______ QQ Number: _______ Hometown Address: _________Province _________City _________District (County) __________Township/Town_________Village __________Group ________Unit No Hometown Phone: (Please insert Area Code in the bracket): ( ) __________ Interview Commenced: 2012 Year ____Month____ Day_____Hour_____Minute Interview concluded: 2012 Year ____Month____Day_____Hour_____Minute (24-hour clock) Name/Number of Interviewer(s): Tel: Signature:___________________________ First Review Second Review Date Signature Block Number on City Map

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2012 Rural-Urban Migrants Survey Questionnaire (Old Households)

Interviewers, please read the following to respondents at the beginning of the interviews:

Dear respondent,

This is a special purpose survey being conducted jointly by a number of government departments, aiming at investigating the current social issues of rural to urban migration in order to propose feasible policies to the related government departments. The survey mainly involves some of your personal information such as income, consumption, employment, household management and life. Please answer the questions honestly and based on the actual facts and thoughts of your household, to assist the interviewers to complete the questionnaire. We will strictly comply with the Statistics Law and keep everything that you provide confidential. Thank you for your cooperation!

Questionnaire Number

(If old household’s contact information changed in 2012, please write new ones)

Name of Household Head: ____________________________

Work Unit in 2011:____________________________

Work Address in 2011:____________Province___________City ____________District (County) _____________Street__________Unit Number

Work Unit in 2012:____________________________

Work Address in 2012:____________Province___________City ____________District (County) _____________Street__________Unit Number Nearest Bus Stop to Work Unit in 2012: _______________No. of Bus: _______________ No of Subway Line:__________Subway station:______________ Home Address 2011: __________ Province ___________ City ___________ District (County) ____________ Street__________ Residential Compound ___________

Building No ______ Gate (Unit) _______ Flat No ____________

Home Address 2012: ____________Province____________City ____________District (County) _____________Street_______Residential Compound ___________

Building No ______ Gate (Unit) _______ Flat No ____________

Nearest Bus Stop to Home address in 2012: ____________No. of Bus: ____________ No of Subway Line: ____________ Subway station:_________________

Work Phone in 2011: (Please insert Area Code in the bracket): ( ) Mobile Phone: Home Phone (Landline): _______ QQ Number: _______

Work Phone in 2012: (Please insert Area Code in the bracket): ( ) Mobile Phone: Home Phone (Landline): _______ QQ Number: _______

Hometown Address: _________Province _________City _________District (County) __________Township/Town_________Village __________Group ________Unit No

Hometown Phone: (Please insert Area Code in the bracket): ( ) __________

Interview Commenced: 2012 Year ____Month____ Day_____Hour_____Minute Interview concluded: 2012 Year ____Month____Day_____Hour_____Minute (24-hour clock)

Name/Number of Interviewer(s): Tel: Signature:___________________________

First Review Second Review Date Signature

Block Number on City Map

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Tracking Form of Household Members ①. Survey interviewees include household members originally surveyed in 2011 and members newly added to families in2012. ②. If new household members are added, please list their names after original household members. ③ Survey coverage: Household members of the migrant worker must be his/her spouse (based on actual marriage) or relatives, who were living together with the respondent, sharing income and expenditures at the time of interview. ④ Please keep the Household Member Codes consistent. ⑤ If any original household member surveyed in 2010 does not reside in this household presently, please ask his/her household head or other family members to answer the related questions abut; If any household member has passed away, his/her Code of Household Member should be kept recorded. It is required to ask questions from A00_1-A00_10 only, and to skip all the other questions. ⑥ When this tracking form is completed, interviewers should copy the names of respondents in A000 to Table A. Please make sure to keep the names in line with codes.

A000 Name of Household Member A000 A00 Household Member Code A00 Household

head 1 2 3 4 5 6

A02

What is your relationship to the household head? ①. Head of Household ②. Spouse ③. Biological Son/Daughter ④. Step/Adopted Son/Daughter ⑤. Son/Daughter-in-law ⑥. Sibling ⑦. Parent ⑧ Father/Mother-in-law ⑨ Grandparent 10. Grandchild (Son’s Child) 11. Grandchild (Daughter’s Child) 12. Grandchild’s Spouse (Spouse of Son’s Child) 13. Grandchild’s Spouse (Spouse of Daughter’s Child) (14) Uncle/Aunt 15. Nephew/Niece 16. Other Relative 17. Boyfriend/Girlfriend

A02

A04 Gender ①. Male ②. Female A04 A06_1 Date of Birth (Actual Birthday) _____Year A06_1 A06_2 ____ Month A06_2 A06_3 _____Date A06_3 A07 Is your date of birth by the lunar calendar or the solar calendar?

①. Lunar Calendar ②. Solar Calendar A07

A00_1 Interviewers to identify: is the participant a new member to the household? ①. Yes (skip to next person or next table) ②. No

A00_1

A00_2 Is the name correct? ①. Yes (skip to A00_4) ②. No A00_2 A00_3 Name after Correction: A00_3 A00_4 Is the date of birth correct? ①. Yes (skip to A00_9) ②. No A00_4 A00_5 Date of Birth after Correction: _ _ _ _Year A00_5 A00_6 _ _Month (Jan – Sep write 01, 02 ….09) A00_6 A00_7 _ _Date (Day 1 – Day 9 write 01, 02 ….09) A00_7 A00_8 Is your date of birth by the lunar calendar or the solar calendar?

① Lunar Calendar ② Solar Calendar A00_8

A00_9 Are you living physically in this household now? A00_9

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① Yes (skip to next person, next table) ② No A00_10 Reason(s) for not living in this household? (After this question, skip to next person or

next table) ①. Education ②. Military Service ③. Job Changing ④. Marriage ⑤. Split of family Units ⑥. Purchase of a New House ⑦. Divorced or Separation ⑧ Death ⑨ Return to Home Village 10. Others (please specify)

A00_10

Note: 1.This investigation includes the children previously surveyed in 2011 and the new added children to this household who are under 16 years old or 16 or over but are still students in school. Children of this household are referred to as those who are part of the household, but are left-behind by household members in their hometown village, or in the care of relatives/friends, or are studying in other areas. 2. If the household has new added children, please write down their names following the children recorded in the last survey. 3. Interviewers should copy all the names of the children in D000 to Section D. Please keep names and codes in line. 4. When an original name is found incorrect or lost, Question D112_2011 and D114_2011 can be used to identify each child’s code, and then please write the correct name of the child next to the question.

D000 Child’s Name

D101 Child’s Code (Different from Code of Household member) 1 2 3 4 5 6

D112_2011 Is she/he a preschool child in 2011? ①. Yes ②. No

D114_2011 Which grade was he/she in last year (2011) or before dropping out of school? (Grade Code)

A. Household Members Roster and Personal Details (Every household member needs to answer the following questions)

Question Number A000 Name of Household Member (This is for company to fill it before survey) (copy A000

in the tracking form and please keep names in line with codes) A000

A00 Household Member Code A00 Household Head 1 2 3 4 5 6

A01 How many months did you live away from hometown for work or business in the last 12 months? (take days less than a month as a whole month)

A01

A01_1 How many days did you live away from hometown for work or business in the last one month? (Day)

A01_1

A02_1 Is your father a member of this household? ①Yes ②No (Skip to A02_3) A02_1

A02_2 (If A02_1=① is selected) Interviewers confirm and note down the household member code of the respondent’s father. A02_2

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A02_3 Is your mother a member of this household? ①Yes ②No (Skip to A03) A02_3

A02_4 (If A02_3=①is selected) Interviewers confirm and note down the household member code of the respondent’s mother. A02_4

A03 Were you present during the interview? ①Yes ②No A03 A05 Age (please copy the household member tracing table) (Full year) A05 A05_1 (Interviewers: record age group) ①<16 (Full year) ②≥16 (Full year) A05_1 A07_1 How many siblings do you have? (do not include yourself, but include adopted, live or

deceased siblings, single child write 0) (persons) A07_1

A08 What’s your birth order among your siblings? (Single child write “N/A”) A08

A10 How many children have you ever had? (including all the living or deceased biological children) A10

A09 Marital Status: ① Married ② Remarried ③De Facto ④ Divorced ⑤ Widowed ⑥ Never Married (Skip toA13) A09

A09_1 If get married, in which year is your first marriage? A09_1

A13 Ethnicity ① Han ② Zhuang ③ Hui ④ Uyghur ⑤ Yi ⑥ Miao ⑦ Manchu ⑧ Others (please specify) A13

A14 Current Employment Status: ① Employed (Wage Earner, Farmer or Business Owner) ② Reemployed retiree ③ Unemployed ④ Retired/resigned ⑤ Household Duties ⑥ Housekeeping ⑦ Disabled, Sick or Aged ⑧ School/Preschool Student ⑨Job Seeker/Further Education Seeker/Drop out Student 10. Others (please specify)

A14

A15 Your current Household Registration Status: ① Local Non-Farm Household Registration ② Migrant Non-Farm Household Registration ③ Local Rural Household Registration (Skip to A18) ④ Migrant Rural Household Registration (Skip to A18)

A15

A16 (If A15=① or ② is selected) When did you have your urban household registration ______Year

A16

A17 (If A15=①or ②is selected) How did you get the urban household registration? ①Education ② Military Service ③ Becoming a Cadre ④ Land Expropriation ⑤ Purchase a House in City ⑥ Born in City (Skip to A19) ⑦ Others (please specify)

A17

A18 Have you ever had any non-farm employment experience, e.g. joining the army/being a village cadre? ① Yes ② No

A18

A19 The name of the province/municipality where your household is registered

Province / municipality

A19

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A19_1 Code of Province/ municipality

A19_1

A19_2 Name of the city where your household is registered? (Prefecture level division) A19_2

A20 The name of the town/ city where your household is registered? (County-level division, including county, county-level city, etc.)

A20

Questions for Social Insurance and Health(A21-A24 are for household member who is 16 years old and over (A05_1=2)

A000 Name of Household Member (This is for company to fill it before survey) (copy A000 in the tracking form and please keep names in line with codes)

A000

A00 Household Member Code A00 A21 Do you have unemployment insurance? ①Paid by employer ②Paid by yourself ③Paid by both

employer and yourself ④Yes, but not sure paid by whom ⑤None ⑥Don’t know ⑦ applicable

A21

A22 Do you have pension insurance? ① employer and yourself ④Yes, but not sure paid by whom ⑤None ⑥Do not know ⑦ applicable

A22

A23 Do you have employment injury insurance? ① both employer and yourself ④Yes, but not sure paid by whom ⑤None ⑥Don’t know ⑦ applicable

A23

A24 Do you have house accumulation fund? ① employer and yourself ④Yes, but not sure paid by whom ⑤None ⑥Don’t know ⑦ applicable

A24

A25-A41 are for all household members, for those who ages 16 or below please ask their parents or guardians instead

A25 Current Height (cm) A25 A26 Current Weight (kg) A26 A27 Current health status (compare with same age group)

①Very good ②Good ③Just so so ④ Not good ⑤ Very bad A27

A28 Are you disabled? ①No ②Yes, but do not affect normal work, study and life ③ Yes, it does affect normal work, study and life

A28

A29 Did you have disease or injured in the last 3 months, including chronic disease or acute disease? ①Yes ②No(Skip to A35_1)

A29

A30 (IfA29= ① is selected) What is the latest disease (or what kind of injury)? (Write Name of the disease)

A30

A31 (IfA29= ①is selected) Is the disease or injury serious? ①Very serious ②Fairly serious ③A little bit ④Almost not at all ⑤Do not know

A31

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A32-1 (IfA29= ①is selected) During the disease or injury, how did you recover? (At most write 3 methods in time sequence) ① Didn’t care ② Rested for a few days without medicine ③ Buy medicine myself ④ Went to infirmary or clinic ⑤ Went to hospital ⑥Other(please specify)

First choice A32-1

A32-2 Second choice A32-2

A32-3 Third choice A32-3 A33 (If A29= ① is selected) In the last 3 months, how much was the total medical expense on the

sickness? (Including the reimbursed or reduced?) (Yuan) A33

A34 (If A29= ① is selected) Among which, how much were your own expense? (A34≤A33) (Yuan) A34

A35 (If A29= ① is selected) How many days does the illness affect your normal work, study and life in the last three months? (Day)

A35

A35_1 Have you received the brochure about medical insurance for rural-urban migrant workers in urban? ①Yes ②No(Skip to A36_1)

A35_1

A35_2 Do you read and understand the brochure? ①Yes ②Read but don’t understand ③No A35_2

A36_1

Do you have any medical insurance in cities? ①Paid by employer(Skip to A36_12) ②Paid by yourself ③Paid by both employer and yourself ④Yes but not sure paid by whom(Skip to A36_13) ⑤None(Skip to A36_2) ⑥Do not know(Skip to A36_2) ⑦Not applicable(Skip to A36_2)

A36_1

A36_11 (If A36_1=②or③ is selected)Do you know how much premium you pay each month (If yes, please fill in the amount. If no, please record 999) A36_11

A36_12 (If A36_1=①or③ is selected)Do you know how much premium your employer pays each month (If yes, please fill in the amount. If no, please record 999) A36_12

A36_13 (If A36_1=①、②、③or④ is selected)Do you know what benefits this insurance provides to you, such as how much you will share for your out-patient and in-patient costs, and insurance premiums, etc.? ① Yes ② No

A36_13

A36_2 Do you have any medical insurance at your rural origin? ①Rural cooperatives medical service ②Employment Medical Care ③None ④ Others (please specify)

A36_2

A37_1 (If A36-1=②/③ is selected) How much did you pay for medical insurance in 2011? (including amounts deducted from your payroll) (Yuan)

Urban medical care A37_1

A37_2 (If A36-2≠③is selected) How much did you pay for medical insurance in 2011? (including amounts deducted from your payroll) (Yuan)

Rural medical care A37_2

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A38_1

(If A36-1=⑤is selected) If you didn’t have any urban medical insurance, why? ① Never heard about it, or do not quite know the details ②Aware of it, but no medical insurance policies are available locally ③Aware of it, but cannot afford the expenses ④Aware of it, but do not think it necessary ⑤Aware of it, but the employer advised higher pay or remuneration if choose not to join ⑥Others (Please specify)

Urban medical care A38_1

A38_2

(If A36_2=③ is selected) If you didn’t have any rural medical insurance, why? ① Never heard about it, or do not quite know the details ②Aware of it, but no medical insurance policies are available locally ③Aware of it, but cannot afford the expenses ④Aware of it, but do not think it necessary ⑤Others (Please specify)

Rural medical care A38_2

A39 What was the total amount of your medical expenses in cash in 2011? (including reimbursed or the reduced amount) (Yuan) A39

A40 How much did you pay from your own pocket? (A40≤A39) (Yuan) A40

A41 Have you ever had health inspection or immunization service in 2011 (vaccine, etc.)? ①Yes ②No A41

We would like to understand some of your views on the health of your own and family members. Hope you would not mind.

A41_1 How likely do you think you would be susceptible to major illnesses in the next year? (Major illnesses refer to malignant tumours, myocardial infarction, Cerebral hemorrhage and stroke, etc.)

A41_1

A41_2 How likely do you think you would seek medical advice (out-patient and in-patient) due to major illnesses in the next year? ①Almost zero ② Less likely (<25%) ③25%-50% ④ 51%-75% ⑤more than likely (>75%)

A41_2

A41_3 How likely do you think you would be susceptible to general illnesses (not major illnesses) in the next year? (General illnesses refer to cold, fever etc.) ①Almost zero (Skip to next person/next section) ② Less likely (<25%) ③25%-50% ④ 51%-75% ⑤more than likely (>75%)

A41_3

A41_4 How likely do you think you would seek medical advice (out-patient and in-patient) due to general illnesses (non- major illnesses) in the next year? ①Almost zero ② Less likely (<25%) ③25%-50% ④ 51%-75% ⑤More than likely (>75%)

) A41_4

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Psychological Health and Preference (Only ask the household members who are present A03=①, and who are no less than 16 years old A051=②)

A000 Name of household member (copy A000 in tracing table, please keep name and code consistent) A000

A00 Household Member Code A00

In the last few weeks, did you feel ….?

A44 you did anything with ①concentration, not being distracted. ②being distracted occasionally. ③being distracted at times. ④being often distracted and unable to concentrate.

A44

A45 you could not usually sleep well because of your worries. ①Not at all ②Slightly ③Fairly serious ④Very serious

A45

A46 you played a positive role in many things. ①Truly so ②To some extent ③ Rarely ④Not at all

A46

A47 you were dealing with things ①very decisively ②quite decisively ③less decisively ④indecisively

A47

A48 you were mentally under pressure ①Never ②Slightly ③Considerably ④Seriously

A48

A49 it was impossible to overcome difficulties ①Never ②Slightly ③Considerably ④Seriously

A49

A50 the daily life was interesting ①Very ②Fairly ③Not quite ④Not at all A50

A51 you did not escape from the difficulties at work, study and life ①Never ②Seldom ③Sometimes ④Often

A51

A52 you were down or depressed ①Never ②Slightly ③Considerably ④Seriously A52

A53 you often did not have any confidence in yourself ①Never ②Slightly ③Considerably ④Seriously

A53

A54 you often could not recognize any of your own value ①Never ②Slightly ③Considerably ④Seriously

A54

A55 you were happy with a view to each part of your life ①Very ②Fairly ③Not so much ④ Not at all

A55

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A55_1

Generally, some people prefer to take risk, while others try to avoid any risk. If it is to rank the risk from low to high as 0 to 10 (as shown by the following chart), 0 is “never take risk”, 10 is “most likely to take risk”, which level do you belong to? (choose a number from 0 to 10)

A55_1

A55_2 Generally, do you think that most people are trustworthy? Or do you think you had better be careful when dealing with other people? ① Most people are trustworthy ② The more careful, the better ③ Don’t know

A55_2

A55_3 Do you often lend cash or in kind to your friends or acquaintances? ①Often ②Sometimes ③Rarely ④Never

A55_3

A55_4 In addition to hardworking for good school performance, what qualities of the following do you think are important for a child to possess? (3 choices at most in order of preference) ①Independence ②Diligence ③Responsibil ity ④Creativity ⑤Tolerance and Respect ⑥Thrift ⑦Determination ⑧Faith ⑨Selflessness ⑩Obedience

First importance A55_4

A55_5 Second importance A55_5

A55_6 Third importance A55_6

B. Education and Training for Adult Household Members (Only for the household members who have completed education (A14≠8) and aged 16 or over, A051=2)

Question Number Personnel B000 Name of Household Member (copy A000 in tracing table, please keep name and code

consistent) B000

B101 Household Member Code B101 B101_1 Please copy A00_1 in tracing table and identify whether the respondent is new household

member: ①Yes ② No B101_1

B101_2 In which year did you leave school (including finish education or dropout)? _ _ _ _Year B101_2

B102 Highest level of education you completed? (skip to next person/table if select①never been to school) (Education Level Code)

B102

B103 (If B102≠① is selected) How many years of formal education have you had (excluding skipping or staying down a grade)? (Years)

B103

B104 (If B102≠① is selected) At which grade did you leave school? (Education grade code) B104

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Never take risk

Most likely to take risk

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B105 (If B102≠① is selected) How about your academic performance in your class just before you left school? ① Very good ② Good ③ Average ④ Poor ⑤ Very poor

B105

B106 (If B102≠1 is selected) Have you ever skipped or failed a grade? ① Failed ② Skipped ③ Neither of them ④ Both of them

B106

B107 (If B102≠① is selected) How old did you enter primary school? (excluding pre-school) (Full year )

B107

C1. Employment situation (Only for the household members who aged 16 and over, i.e., A051=②. Interviewers, please writes down in C000 all the names of household members of 16 years of age and older.)

Questions No. Current Employment Status

C000 Name of Household Member (copy A000 from tracing table, please keep name and code consistent) C000

C100 Household Member Code C100 C101 Did you work for more than one hour with pay in last week?

①Yes (including the self-employed and wage earner, skip to C103_1) ②Casual housekeeping without pay(skip to C103_ 1) ③No

C101

C102 (If C101=③ is selected) Why didn’t you work with pay in last week? ① Employed, but temporarily on leave(including leave with and without pay) ② Full-time student (skip to next household member or table D) ③Unemployed (including retired or resigned, skip to C158)

C102

C103_1 (If C101=① /② or C102=① is selected) When did you start this job? _ _ _ _Year C103_1 C103_2 _ _Month C103_2 C104 What is your primary occupation? (Name of the occupation) C104

C105 When did you start this occupation (Including the period of the same occupation in other place)? _ _ _ _Year C105

C106 Which industry is your primary job in? (Name of Industry) C106 C107 Ownership type of the work unit of your primary job? (Ownership Code) C107

C108

Type of your current primary job ① Fixed term contract ② Flexible term contract ③ Fixed duty contract ④ Non-contract casual (skip to C109) ⑤ Casual housekeeping without pay (if C101= ②, skip to C109) ⑥ Self-employed(Skip to C111) ⑦ Temporary job(Skip to C109) ⑧ Others (Please specify) (Skip to C109)

C108

C108_1 Have you signed the contract? ①Yes ②No (Skip to C109) C108_1 C108_2 If yes, when it was signed? _ _ _ _ Year C108_2 C108_3 _ _ _ _ Month C108_3

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C108_4 If yes, how was your contract signed? ①I signed a pro forma agreement provided by the employer. ②The employer provided a pro forma agreement, but it was revised and signed after being negotiated between myself and the employer. ③The agreement was negotiated, drafted and signed jointly by me and the employer. ④The employer provided a pro forma agreement, but it was revised and signed after I and other workmates collectively negotiated with the employer. ⑤The agreement was signed after I and other workmates collectively negotiated and drafted it jointly with the employer. ⑥Other (Please specify).

C108_4

C109 How did you get this job? ①Assigned by the government ②Through employment agents run by government ③Through community employment service stations ④Through commercial employment agents (including employment fairs) ⑤Applied for advertised job ⑥Applied directly (including examination) ⑦Referred by family members ⑧Referred by relatives ⑨Referred by friends ⑩Referred by acquaintances (11)Employer recruitment (12)Others (Please specify)

C109

C110 How many days did you spend in gaining the current primary job? (Day) C110 C111 Including yourself, how many employees are there in the work unit? ①1 ②2-5 ③6-7 ④8-20

⑤21-49 ⑥50-99 ⑦100-999 ⑧1000 and above ⑨Not sure, less than 50 people in estimation ⑩Not sure, more than 50 people in estimation

C111

C112_1 How many days per week on average do you work at current primary job? (Days/week) C112_1 C112_2 How many hours per day on average do you work at current primary job? (Hours/Day) C112_2 C113 Which of the following best describes your current work schedule? ①Regu

hours) ②D shift (after 12:00 am) ⑤Rotating three shifts a day (day, evening and night shift) ⑥Rotating two shifts a day (two different shifts per day) ⑦O

C113

C117 What is your average monthly overall income from current primary job? (if C108= ① the overall income for wage earners is the sum of wage, bonus, allowance and commutation in kind; if C108= ⑥, the overall income for the self-employed is net income , it can be 0 or negative, then skip to C118; If C108=⑧, write net income, then skip to C118) (Yuan/month)

C117

C117_1 For this job, how much is the average monthly salary? (Yuan/month) C117_1 C117_2 How much is the average monthly bonus and allowance (including bonus for transportation,

housing, meals)? (Yuan/month) C117_2

C117_3 How much is the average monthly earnings from commutation in kind? (Yuan/month) C117_3

C118 Do you have any other part-time job besides current primary job (Including housekeeping)? ①Yes ②N

C118

C119 (If C118=① is selected) How many hours on average do you work per week including all your jobs with pay (including self-employed business)? (C119≥C112_1*C112_2) (Hours/Week)

C119

C119_1 (If C118=① is selected) How many hours per week on average do you spend on all your part-time jobs with pay (including self-employed business)?

C119_1

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C120 (If C118=① is selected) What is your total monthly income on average from all your part-time jobs with pay (including self-employed businesses)? (The part-time salary earners should include their wages, bonuses, allowances and in kind gains. The earnings of part-time self-employers refer to business net income; which can be zero or negative. then skip toC121) (Yuan/month)

C120

C120_1 In detail, how much is your average monthly salary? (Yuan/month) C120_1

C120_2 How much is your average monthly bonus and allowance (including subsidies for transport, housing and meal)? (Yuan/month)

C120_2

C120_3 How much is your average monthly earnings in kind (including gifts)? (Yuan/month) C120_3 C121 Are you actively looking for another job? If so, why? ①No ②Yes, want to work longer

③Yes, want higher pay ④Yes, do not like the current employer ⑤Yes, do not like the current working conditions ⑥Yes, lost the last job ⑦Others (Please specify)

C121

C122 According to C108, interviewers are to identify whether the current primary job is a self-employment or a paid job? ①Self-employed (C108=⑥) ②Paid job (C108=①,②,③,④or⑦) ③Casual housekeepers without pay (C108=⑤)

C122

For current wage earners (if C122= ②) and casual housekeepers without pay (if C122=③), please answ -C134_1, then skip to C165_1; C123 Does your work unit provide catering?

①Fully catered ②Catered for two meals ③Catered for one meal ④Not catered, but subsidised (skip to C126) ⑤Neither catered nor subsidised (skip to C127)

C123

C124 (If C123=①, ②or ③ is selected) How much is deducted from your salary for catering per month? (Fill in 0 if there is no deduction.) (Yuan/month)

C124

C125 (If C123=①, ② work unit per month? (Yuan/month)

C125

C126 (If C123=①, (Yuan/month)

C126

C127 Does your work unit provide accommodation? ①Yes ②No, but subsidised (skip to C130) ③No, and no subsidy either (skip to C131)

C127

C128 (If C127=① is selected) How much is deducted from your salary for accommodation per month? (Fill in 0 if there is no deduction.) (Yuan/month)

C128

C129 If C127=① is selected) How much is the value of accommodation provided by your work unit per month in your estimation? (Yuan/month)

C129

C130 If C127=①, ②is selected) How much are you subsidized for accommodation per month? (Yuan/month)

C130

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C131 What type of salary or wage is your current primary non-farm job? ①Monthly pay ②Annual pay ③Pay by workload ④Hourly pay ⑤Commission only ⑥Base salary plus commission ⑦Other (Please specify)

C131

C131_1 Have you ever think of running your own business? ①Never (skip to C ②Never

seriously, because it would be very difficult. ③Yes, I have. C131_1

C131_2 (If C131_1= ② or ③is selected) What mainly stops you from establishing your own business? ①Inability to engage in a loan ②Lack of network to get business permit and find customers ③Too hard work ④Too low income ⑤Unstable ⑥Other reasons (Please specify)

C131_2

C131_3 How much do you think you need to invest if you start your own business? (Yuan) C131_3 C131_4 How much do you think you can loan from banks and credit unions? (Yuan) C131_4 C131_5 How much do you think you can loan from private lending organizations or lenders? (Yuan) C131_5 C131_6 How much do you think you can borrow from friends and relatives? (Yuan) C131_6 C131_7 If you are self-employed, how much net income do you estimate you will have? (Operating

income minus cost, but include your salary) (Yuan)

C132_1 Is there labour union in your work unit? ①Yes ②No(Skip toC133_1) C132_1 C132_2 Are you a member of labour union? ①Yes ②No

C132_2

C132_3 Have you taken part in any activities of labour union? ①Yes ②No

C132_3

C132_4 Did the labour union offer help to workers in your work unit? ①Yes ②No C132_4 C132_5 Who appoint the leader of the labor union in your work unit?①Higher level leader ②Unit

leader ③Discussed by unit leader and workers ④Workers ⑤Unknown C132_5

C133_1 Is there hometown association in your work unit?(Include formed by hometown workers?)①Yes ②No(Skip to C134_1)

C133_1

C133_2 Are you a member of hometown association? ①Yes ②No C133_2 C133_3 Have you taken part in any activities of the hometown association? ①Yes ②No C133_3 C133_4 Did the hometown association offer help to workers in your work unit? ①Yes ②No C133_4 C133_5 Who appoint the leader of the hometown association in your work unit?

①Unit leader ②Discussed by unit leader and workers ③hometown workers ④Unknown C133_5

C134_1 Who will you be most likely to ask for help in your unit if you are treated unfair? ①Family or friends ②Hometown association ③Workmates ④Labour union ⑤Manager/Supervisor ⑥Party ⑦Lawyer or Arbitration ⑧None ⑨Unknown (10)Endured (11)Quit (12)Others (Please specify)

C134_1

Ask the above questions about wage earner and then skip to C165_1;

Current Self-Employed Respondent (C122=①) Please answer C147-C157, and then skip to C165_1;

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C000 Name of Household Member (copy A000 in tracing table, please keep name and code consistent) C000

C100 Household member code C100

C147 How many people do you hire (excluding family members)? (If none, fill in 0) (Person) C147

C147_1 Interviewers please identify: is the respondent a new household member? ①Yes (skip to C148) ②No

C147_1

C147_2 When did you start the current self-employed business? ①2010 or before (skip to C155) ②2011 or after

C147_2

C148 The main reason of why you were engaged in self-employed business? ①Cannot be employed ②The self-employed can earn more ③Want to ④Freedom and flexibility ⑤Others (Please specify)

C148

C149 How much did you invest in the business when you started it? (Yuan) C149 C150 How much did you borrow? (including from banks, credit unions or from friends and family

members) (Please skip to C153 if your answer is 0) (Yuan) C150

C151 (If C150≠0 is selected) Of this amount, how much did you borrow from formal banks or credit unions? (Yuan)

C151

C152 (If C150≠0 is selected) How much did you borrow from private loan organizations or lenders? (C151+C152≤C150≤C149) (Yuan)

C152

C153 What was your primary job before operating this business? ①Other self-employed business ②Wage-work ③Not worked at all ④Attend a training ⑤In school ⑥Farming ⑦Others (please specify)

C153

C154 Have you ever been employed by others? ①Yes ②No C154 C155 Do you want to look for an opportunity to be employed by others? ①Y C155 C156 (If C155= ① is selected) Why do you still want the opportunity of being employed? ①

more money ②May be m C156

C157 In your estimation, how much would be your average monthly wage if you were employed by others? (Yuan/month)

C157

When finish the questions above, please skip to C165_1 Questions C158-C164 for those who do not work at all currently (C102=③), and then answer the other questions. C158 During your period of unemployment, what was your main status?

①Retired/resigned (Skip to next person/table) ②Lost working capabilities ③Sick/injured ④Pregnant/Maternity leave ⑤In school/attending job training ⑥Doing housework ⑦Nothing ⑧Other, please specify

C158

C159 (If C158≠①is selected) Have you ever worked before? ①Yes ②No (Skip to C161) C159 C160_1 (If C159=①is selected) When did you leave your last job? _____Year C160_1 C160_2 ______Month C160_2

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C161 (If C158≠① is selected) Have you been actively looking for a job? ①Yes ②No C161 C161

C163 (If C158≠① is selected) If there was a job suitable for you, would you be able to work in two weeks? ①Yes (Skip to C165_1) ②No

C163

C163

C164 (If C163=②is selected) What’s the main reason for not being able to work? ①In school ②Attend a training ③Wait for the response from another job ④Prepare my own business ⑤Sick/injured ⑥Maternity leave ⑦Housework ⑧Others (please specify)

C164 C164

The first job after leaving home (If home located in rural area, please record the first job; if C159=② is selected,skip to C184) C165_1 When did you migrate out to work for the first time? ______Year C165_1 C165_2 ____Month C165_2 C172 Which province was your first job located in? (Province/Municipality) C172 C178 How much did you get paid in the first month of your first job? (Could be 0. Please work out

the average amount if you got paid all in once; If less than one month, work out the monthly pay.) (Yuan/Month)

C178

Other Questions Related to Migration for Work

C184 Have you been back to your home village for longer than 3 months after migrating to the city to work? ①Yes ②No (Skip to C186)

C184

C185 (If C184=①is selected) What was the reason for the last time you spent longer than 3 months in your home village? ①Being sick ②To take care of sick household members ③To look after your children ④To help home business or farming ⑤Wedding/marriage matching ⑥To save marriage ⑦Didn’t like city or current job ⑧Prefer rural lifestyle ⑨To build house ⑩Could not find a suitable job (11) Hard to earn money, high living cost in city (12)Others (Please specify)

C185

C186 How many cities/towns have you ever migrated to for work purposes since the first time you migrated out for work? (Number)

C186

C186_1 How many jobs have you worked for since the first time you migrated out for work?(If never, please record “0”)

C186_1

C187 If policy allowed, how long would you like to stay in the city? ①1 year ②1-3 year ③More than 3 years ④Forever ⑤Not sure

C187

C188 If you were still in your home village, how much do you estimate you could earn per month? (Yuan/Month)

C188

C189 How many times did you lose your job in the last 12 months? (Including the latest one. Please fill in 0 if you never loss a job.) (Times)

C189

D. Children's Education

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Note: Please ask parents or guardians to answer the following questions for all the children under 16 years old and those family members who are over 16 but still in school. Include children who live in the household, and children who are left behind in rural hometown or with relatives or friends, as well as children who are in school in some other place. (Note: Please copy D000 in household member tracking table.)

Number Question Number

Children

D000 Name of Child D000 D101 Code of Child (Need to re-number all the children in the family) D101 1 2 3 4 5 6 D102 Was the mother’s duration of pregnancy over 37 weeks? ①Yes ②No ③Don’t know D102 D103_1 What was his/her weight at birth? ___Jin D103_1 D103_2 ___Liang D103_2 D103_3 Where was the child born? ①City where you were working ②Rural hometown ③Other village outside of the

rural hometown ④Others (Please specify) D103_3

D104 Where is the current primary residence of the child? ①Same city ②Rural hometown ③Other village outside of the rural hometown ④Home county ⑤Villages of other county ⑥Other county/city

D104

D105 Where was the primary residence of the child in 2011? ①Same city ②Rural hometown ③Other village outside of the rural hometown ④Home county ⑤Villages

D105

D105_1 According to household member roster and personal details table, interviewer please identify whether the child is a household member? ①Yes ②No (skip to D105_ 3)

D105_1

D105_2 If the child is a household member, please fill in his/her household member code (Same as A00), then skip to D105_4

D105_2

D105_3 If the child is not a household member, please fill in the household member code of the father/mother/guardians of this child (Same as A00).

D105_3

D105_4 Interviewers please clarify the relationship between respondent and child, and continue the questions: ①Father ②Mother ③Grandparents ④Uncle/Aunt ⑤Other relatives ⑧Not relatives

D105_4

If the child is a household member (D105_1=①), copy answers of A04 (tracing table), A05 (household member personal details), A25 and A26 (the table of social insurance and health) to D107-D146, If the child is not a household member (D105_1=②), continue the following questions. D107 Gender ①Male ②Female D107 D108 Age (Full year) D108 D145 Current height (cm) D145 D146 Current weight (Kg) D146 D147 Health condition (compared to children at the same age)

①Very good ②Good ③Average ④Not very good ⑤Very bad D147

D109 With whom does he/she mainly live? ①Parents (Skip to D111-1) ② ⑤Other relatives/friends ⑥On campus accommodation ⑦Off campus accommodation or rental rooms ⑧Others (Please specify)

D109

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D111 The main reason why your children don't live with parents in cities? ①H attending school/Kindergarten ③Sch better than here ⑤No one can look after the child ⑥The specify)

D111

D111_1 How often did the child meet his/her grandparents during the last two years? ① grandparents ② At least once a week ③At ④At least once a year ⑤ Didn’t meet ⑥ Grandparents all pasted away

Grandparents (Father side)

D111_1

D111_2 Grandparents (Mother side)

D111_2

D111_3 How often did the child meet his/her grandparents before their 3 years old? ①Live with grandparents ② a year ⑤ Didn’t meet ⑥ Grandparents all p

Grandparents (Father side)

D111_3

D111_4 Grandparents (Mother side)

D111_4

D112 Is he/she a pre-school child? ①Yes (Answer D135-D144, then skip to next respondent/table) ②No, school student, (Answer D113-D118, then skip to D124) ③No, dropped out or graduated before 16(answer D113-D123 and skip to next person/table)

D112

D113 How old did the child go to elementary school? (excluding pre-school education)?(full year) D113

D114 Which grade is he/she in currently (or before dropping out)? (Grade code) D114

D114_1 How long did the child study in the rural area?

_ _ _ _ Year

D114_2 _ _ Month

If the child has dropped out from school or younger than 16 year’s old but graduated (D112= ③), in D115-D118_4, please ask the respondent questions about the child’s last semester before drop out or graduation. D115 What type of school is he/she in currently?

①Schools for children of migrant workers in cities ②Other school in cities ③Rural school ④Others (Please specify)

D115

D116 What is the education quality of the school he/she is in currently? ①The best in the city/county ②Better than average in the city/county ③Average ④Worse than average in the city/county

D116

D118_1 What was his/her score of Chinese exam in the last semester? D118_1

D118_2 What was the full score of her/his Chinese exam in the last semester? D118_2

D118_3 What was his/her score of Math exam in the last semester? D118_3

D118_4 What was the full score of his/her Math exam in the last semester? D118_4

(If C112=③ is selected) Questions for School Dropouts or those who graduated under 16 years old

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D121 In which year did the child stop going to school? _ _ _ _Year

D121

D122 The main reason why he/she stopped going to school (Single choice) ①He ②There is a working opportunity ③Did not pass the entrance examination ④Financial problem ⑤No school nearby ⑥Others (Please specify)

D122

D123 What is he/she mainly doing now? (Skip to next person/table after this question) ①Farming ②Non-agriculture self-employed at home ③W age work at home ④Do not know what he/she is doing ⑤Doing nothing ⑥Others (please specify)

D123

(If D112=②is selected) Questions for In-School Students D124 How far is it between the child’s home and his/her school (km)? ((If the child is attending university, skip to

D125))(If the child lives in school, please still write down the distance between his/her home and the school. If the school and the home are not in the same city, please estimate distance between the two cities) (kilometers)

D124

D125 Is he/she boarding in school? ①Yes (Skip to D127) ②No D125 D126 (If D125=② is selected) How many hours does he/she spend on studying each week? (not including the time

he/she spends at school) (Hours) D126

D127 ((If D112=②is selected) How much did he/she pay for all regular fees to school in 2011? (excluding sponsorship fee, fees for temporarily study at school and school selection fees) (Yuan)

D127

D128 In which, tuition and other related fees (Yuan) D128 D129 Cost of food and accommodation (including those obtained outside of the school) (Yuan) D129 D130 Cost of remedial classes at school (Yuan) D130 D131 Other fees (e.g. school uniform and so on ) (D128+D129+D130+D131=D127) (Yuan) D131 D132 How much did he/she spend on the supplementary classes outside of school in 2011? (Yuan) D132

D133_3 ( If D112=② is selected) Did you pay the sponsorship fees/temporarily study fees/school selection fees to the school he/she is in? ①Yes ②No(Skip to D134_1)

D133_3

D133_4 How much did you pay the sponsorship fees/temporarily study fees/school selection fees to school?

D133_4

D133_5 How often did you pay the sponsorship fees/temporarily study fees/school selection fees to school? ①Paid by year(Skip toD134_1) ②Once for all

D133_5

D133_1 If the sponsorship fees/temporarily study fees/school selection fees were paid once for all, which years did they cover?

Start year_ _ _ D133_1 D133_2 End year _ _ _ D133_2 D134 How much extra does he/she need to pay to the school if he/she has no local urban household registration? (Skip

to the next person or part G after this question) (Yuan/Year) D134

The following questions are only for pre-school children( D112=①)

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D135 How many hours in total did the child’s parents commit to company the child (Please fill in 0 if the child doesn’t live with his/her parents. Please check D105_1 about whether this child is a household member.)? (including hours spent on reading, telling stories and playing games, but not sleeping or the time spent with the child while doing housework) (Hours/Day)

D135

D136_1 Who takes care of the child the most? ①Mother ②Father ③Grandparents ④Elder brothers and sisters ⑤Other relatives ⑥Nanny ⑦Kindergarten ⑧Others (Please specify)

D136_1

D139 Compared to children of the same age, how do you think about the general well-being and development of this child? (including physical and mental health, as well as study and communication skills) ①Very good ②Good ③Average ④Below average

D139

D141 How much is the monthly kindergarten fee? (if not attending kindergarten please fill in 0, if >0, skip to D144. (Yuan/Month)

D141

D142 If the child doesn’t go to the kindergarten, what's the main reason? ①Being taken care by the family members ② is not good for the child ⑤Stil l too young ⑥Others (Please specify)

D142

D144 How much is the monthly payment to the nanny? If not cared by nanny, please fill in 0(Yuan/Month) D144

E4. Social Network (Ask either household head or his/her spouse to answer the following questions) Household member code of respondent in A00 (E00) ________

E11 During 2012 Chinese New Year, how many person did you send your greetings to through various ways (including visiting/phone call/mail/e-mail, etc.)? E11

E12 Among them, approximately how many person(s) is (are) relative(s)? E12

E13 Among them, how many person(s) is (are) friend(s) and acquaintance(s)? (E13

E14 Among them, how many person(s) is (are) currently living in the city? E14

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E15 Among them, how many person(s) have urban household registration? E15

(Note: E11>=E12+E13, E11>=E14, E11>=E15)

E16 Please recall approximately how many people have helped you in the past 12 months, including lending money to you, introducing a job, taking care of child, or talking with you when encountering difficulties and giving you advices?

E16

E3. Basic Information for the Parents of Household Head and His/Her Spouse (Please ask the household head or spouse to answer the following questions; including biological/adoptive/step parents, if there are a number of parents, choose the closest one)

Question Number

E3000 Father Mother Father in law

Mother in law

E301 Is she/he the biological parent? ①Biological ②Non-biological E301

E302 Family Background: ①Poor Peasant/Tenant ②Less Poor Peasant ③Intermediate rich peasant ④Rich peasant ⑤Landlord ⑥Worker ⑦Clerk ⑧Firm owner ⑨Small business owner ⑩Government officer ○11Soldier ○12Others (please specify)

E302

E303_1 According to table A, interviewer please judge whether this parent is household member ①Yes ②No(skip toE307) E303_1

E303_2 If yes, please write household member number (Same as A00) (then skip to next parent/table) E303_2

E307 Year of Birth (if not clear, please ask the animal of birth year and age, then show the animal and age table) _ _ _ _ Year E307

E308 His/Her Education level ( education level code) E308

E310 His/her current(or past) occupation (if still working, fill in the current occupation, if not, fill in the most recent occupation) (Occupation name) E310

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E316 How many children does he/she have in total (including both living and dead biological children,

including yourself)

E304 Is he/she alive? ①Yes (skip to E311) ②No E304

E305 (If E304=②is selected) When did he/she pass away? _ _ _ _Year E305

E306 (If E304=②is selected) What was the cause for his/her death? (when answered, skip to another parent or table) ①Cancer ②Cardiovascular disease ③Stroke ④Accident ⑤Diabetes ⑥Natural death ⑦Others (Please specify)

E306

E311 What is his/her employment status? ①Salary/Wage Earner, Farmer or Business Owner ②Reemployed retiree ③Unemployed ④Retired or resigned ⑤Household Duties ⑥Housekeeping ⑦Loss of working capabilities ⑧Others (please specify)

E311

E312 Current Health condition ①Very good ②Good ③Average ④Not very good ⑤Very bad E312

E5. Information of household head and spouse’s siblings. Please order them in age sequence (including biological, adopted siblings. Please talk about the nearest 6 persons)

Code Household head’s siblings Spouse’s siblings

E501 Siblings Code E501 H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6

E502 He is your ① Younger sister

E502

E503 Blood relationship ① ④Other (Please specify)

E503

E504 Please check whether the brother or sister is the household member of the respondent ① E505,keep consistent with A00) ②No (Skip to E506)

E504

E505 His/Her household member code (skip to next person/table) E505 E506 His/Her age (Full age) E506 E507 His/Her birth year (Chinese animal year) E507 E509 How many children does he/she have?(Including all the

biological/adopted, live or deceased children) E509

E508 His/Her marital status ① Marriage again ④ Divorce ⑤ Spouse died ⑥ De Facto

E508

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E510 His/Her education (Education Code) E510

E510_1 His/Her highest education grade (Education Code) E510_1

E514 His/Her primary occupation? (Name of the occupation) E514

E514_1 Is he/she alive?①Yes (skip to E512) ②No

E514_1

E514_2 (If E514_1=②is selected) When did he/she pass away? _ _ _ _Year E514_2

E514_3 (If E514_1=② is selected) What was the cause for his/her death? (when answered, skip to another parent or table) ① Cancer ②Cardiovascular disease ③Stroke ④Accident ⑤Diabetes ⑥Natural death ⑦Others (Please specify)

E514_3

E512 His/her primary residential place ①In the same city as you ②Rural hometown ③In the same county but different villages ④In urban area of home counties ⑤In rural area of other counties ⑥In urban area of other cities/ towns

E512

E513 What is his/her employment status? ①Salary/Wage Earner, Farmer or Business Owner ②Reemployed retiree ③Unemployed ④Retired or resigned ⑤Household Duties ⑥ Loss of working capabilities ⑦ School/Preschool Student⑧ Job Seeker/Further Education Seeker ⑨Dropout Student ⑩Others (please specify)

E513

E515 How often do you and your child contact each other? ①At least once a week ②At least once a month ③At least once a year ④Hardly contact each other

E515

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F. Life Events (Please answered by household head or his/her spouse) Household member code of respondent in A00 F00________

The incidents occurred in the past 12 months (If the same incident occurs more than once, please describe the latest one)

1. Marriage

2. Found

boyfriend / girlfriend

3. Be

pregnant

4. Gave birth

5. Found a good job

6. Divorced/Separated

7. Had serious

sickness/accident

8. Family member

passed away

9. Built a

house/purchased a house

F01 Whether occurred or not? ①Yes ②No (Skip to next incident)

F02

Who is being involved in the event? (may select more than one option) ①Househ ③Children ④Siblings of Household Head/Spouse ⑤Parents of Household Head/Spouse ⑥Other household members

F03 Was the event expected? ①Y

F04 If occurred, in which month? ______Month

I. Comparison of Satisfaction Level and Income, trust and expectation for return (Please answered by household head or his/her spouse). Household member code of respondent in A00 (I00) ________

Please choose one of the levels to describe your satisfaction concerning to the following aspects :①Very unsatisfied ②Not so satisfied ③Average ④Satisfied ⑤Very satisfied

I01 Your Primary Job I01 I05 Your Health I05 I02 Your Income I02 I06 Your Relationship with neighbors I06

I03 Your Family Financial Status in this rural area

I03 I08 Your Relationship with spouse(If no spouse, record “not applicable”)

I08

I04 Your Housing status in this rural area I04 I09 Various aspect of your life I09

I10 How do you think about your family’s average personal income in your village? ①Much higher ②A little higher

③Almost the same ④A little lower ⑤Much lower I10

I10_1 How do you think about your individual income with average income of the city where you worked? ①Muc higher ②A little higher ③Almost the same ④A little lower ⑤Much lower

I10_1

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Do you agree with the following statements? ①Strongly agree ②Inclined to agree ③Nether ④Inclined to disagree ⑤strongly disagree

I11 Receive no respect from the society I11 I12 People around do not care about me. I12 I13 Can only trust my own family members I13 I14 Generally, acquaintances can be trusted I14 I15 Foreigners can be trusted I15 I24 Urban residents cannot be trusted. I24 I25 I can trust the familiar urban residents. I25 I26 Women shouldn’t do the men’s works. I26 I27 Our country is not fully respected in the word. I27 I28 People who without self-care ability should be looked after by their family ,

rather than country or society, I28

Note: If I13=① is selected,I14、I15 and I25 can’t select ① at same time.

I29 Which religion do you get? ①Buddhism ②Taoism ③Muslim ④Christianism ⑤ Others (please specify) ⑥No religion

I29

I30 How often do you participate in religious activities these years? ①At least once each week ②At least once each month ③At least once each year ④Rarely ⑤Never

I30

I31 Compare to the normal days,how about your mood today?①Very good ②Good ③Fair ④Bad ⑤Very bad I31

I50_1 How do you know your neighbors around your current city home? (e.g. how many people in their families; where they come

from….) I50_1

I50_2 Among them (if I50_1>20,please select the nearest 20 neighbors), how many people have obtained urban household registration in the same city?

I50_2

I50_3 Among them (if I50_1>20,please select the nearest 20 neighbors), how many people were come from rural like you? I50_3

I50_4 Among them (if I50_1>20,please select the nearest 20 neighbors), how many people were come from your hometown? I50_4

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G. Household Income and Expenditure during Migration Period (Please ask either the household head or his/her spouse to answer.) Note: ①Please refer to income or expenditure of the migrant household during the migration period of last month, or the past 12 months, not including the income or expenditure in hometown; ②cannot repeat or misreport any kinds of income; ③Mone the income, but the expenditure should include the net remittance (= send back – bring in).

Question Code Unit Amount Monthly income of household (household income of the last month)

G100 Total Income of the Household(G100=G101+G106+G107+G112) G100 Yuan / Month

G101 Of these: 1. Labor Income: received from employers including salaries, wages including bonus/subsidies, discounted units, other labor income, part-time and sporadic income, freelance income (G101=G102+G103+G104+G105) G101 Yuan / Month

G102 • Wage: Pay by timesheet and work piece G102 Yuan / Month G103 • Bonus/allowance: bonuses, allowances and benefits in cash G103 Yuan / Month

G104 • Other labor income (Net income including family production): payment from a second job, part-time and casual work. G104 Yuan / Month

G105 • Income in kind: Commodities and discount coupons given by employers. Evaluate at market price. G105 Yuan / Month G106 2. Net Income of Family Business: Income from production and business activities engaged by family members. G106 Yuan / Month

G107 3. Asset Income: the use and operation of flow assets (bank deposits), real estate (housing, etc.) (G107=G108+G109+G110+G111) G107 Yuan / Month

G108 Of these: Interest: income generated by asset owners at a pre-agreed interest rate which was higher than the principal amount of deposits G108 Yuan / Month

G109 • Dividend and profits: profit generated by investing in stock market G109 Yuan / Month G110 • Rental Income: Net income from leasing houses G110 Yuan / Month

G111

Other property income: including Insurance Benefits: Net income received from insurance payments, after deduction of premiums; Other Investment Income: Profit from equity investments, other than the investment of stock and insurance ; Intellectual Property Income: The net income generated from the family or family members’ possession of patents, copyrights and other intellectual property.

G111 Yuan / Month

G112 4. Transfer Income: All transferred payments from government, companies and social organizations to households, and transfer payments between households. (G112=G113+G114+G115+G116+G117+G118) G112 Yuan / Month

G113 Of these: Gift income: transfer to elderly family members and children (including cash and income in kind): refers to transfer income between households. G113 Yuan / Month

G114 • Pension: pension or retirement payment. G114 Yuan / Month

G115 • Unemployment Insurance: Where unemployment insurance agencies conduct unemployment registration and provide regular unemployment subsidies. G115 Yuan / Month

G116 • Minimum Living Allowance: Where the Government provides minimum living standard guarantee subsidies to urban low-income families G116 Yuan / Month

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G117 • Other Types of Subsidies from Government: In addition to providing the minimum living standard guarantee subsidies and unemployment subsidies, special allowances will be provided to families who are in special needs and circumstances. G117 Yuan / Month

G118 • Other Transfer Income: 1. Redundancy 2. Compensation 3. Insurance claims 4. Contribution of relatives and friends for food consumption. 5. Housing fund G118 Yuan / Month

Monthly Household Expenditure (referring to last month, household spending)

G119 1. Food Expenditure (including cost of dining out): Expenditure on food to meet family members’ necessary nutritional needs, eating out and treats G119 Yuan / Month

G120 2. Clothing Expenditure: Expenditure on clothes and materials for making clothes. G120 Yuan / Month

G121 3. Housing Expenditure: Expenditure relevant to accommodation, including rent, house maintenance, property management fees, decoration, water, electricity and fuel for heating and cooking, etc. G121 Yuan / Month

Expenditure in the last 12 months

G122

Consumption: All expenditure for the daily life of the household, including food, clothing, household appliances and services, medical care, transport and communications, entertainment, education and cultural services, housing, miscellaneous goods and services, etc. Excluding commodities or services presented as gifts. (G122≈(G119+G120+G121)*12+G123+G124+G125+G126+G127+G128+G129+G130+G131)

G122 Yuan/ Annual

G123 4. Durables Expenditure: Expenditure on consumption durables, such as furniture, household appliances, medical equipment, transportation and communication tools, educational and entertainment devices G123 Yuan / annual

G124 5. Household Commodities and Daily Services Expenditure: including bedding, kitchen utensils and crockery, hygiene and personal care items, laundry, beauty and barber supplies and services G124 Yuan / annual

G125 6. Medical Expenses, Medicine, Health Products and Health Services Expenditure: medical and health care, drugs, supplies and services. G125 Yuan / annual

G126 7. Transportation, Fuel and Vehicle Maintenance Expenses: including the cost of transportation returning home: the purchase of transportation devices and spare parts, travel fees, repair costs, fuel costs, etc. G126 Yuan / annual

G127 8. Communications and Mailing: expenditures for family communications. Including communication tools, telephone charges, postage and other communication costs. G127 Yuan / annual

G128 9. Entertainment and Cultural Expenditure: including daily necessities and services, such as cable TV movie / newspapers magazine / video / photography, etc. G128 Yuan / annual

G129 10. Education Expenditure: expenditure directly related to education activities including tuition fees, textbooks, school uniforms and sponsorship, but not including fees for children attending school away from home G129 Yuan / annual

G130 11. Non-saving insurance: including the unemployed / medical / property insurance is not the return of principal; You can not recover the principal amount of the insurance expenditure. G130 Yuan / annual

G131 12. Other Expenditure: expenditure on commodities and/or services not covered above such as gold jewelry, watches, etc. G131 Yuan / annual

G132 Non-Consumption Expenditure: Expenditure not related to consumption, household savings and debit/credit. (G132=(G133+G134+G135+G137_1+G138+G138_1) G132 Yuan / annual

Non-Consumption Expenditure at working places

G133 1. Gift Money: transferred expenditure between households, including cash and in kind, for weddings and funerals money, excluding money remitted back home to support parents and children who are studying in school at hometown or in other cities. G133 Yuan / annual

G134 2. Purchase of Saving Insurance, Stocks and Bonds: including the purchase of stocks, bonds, and participation in savings insurance (i.e. life insurance which returns principal money). G134 Yuan / annual

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G135 3. Building Houses, Buying Houses and Housing Renovation Expenditures: including expenditures in cities where migrants are working, but remittances sent to the hometown for the building, purchasing and renovation of houses are not included. G135 Yuan / annual

G137_1

6. Costs for Family Production, Operation and Production Fixed Assets: including fees for family-based production and business activities in cities where migrants worked, such as fees for commodities, services and their own products consumed in this kind of activities, as well as costs for building and purchasing business fixed assets. Money brought back home for family-based production and business activities and business fixed assets are not included.

G137_1 Yuan / annual

G138 7. Other non-consumption expenditure (interest, fines, etc.): Various taxes and fees; Lottery tickets; Unproductive loan interest; Personal Social Security Insurance payments G138 Yuan / annual

Non-Consumption Expenditure outside working places

G138_1

4. The Total Net Value of Money and Commodities Brought or Remitted Back Hometown This Year and Children's (who do not live together with you) education fees: include the total value of money and commodities brought or remitted back to the hometowns and education fees and living cost for children who does not live together with you. the total value=money and commodities brought or remitted back hometown + payment for children lives separately-money and commodities brought from hometown (if the total value of money and commodities brought from hometown is more than those brought back hometown, this value is <0)

G138_1 Yuan / annual

The following is the situations of savings (deposit and withdraw), loan (borrow and lend and return of lend) in the last 12 months. G139_1 Savings:including the amount of savings deposited in immigration cities. If no savings, fill in 0; excluding money sent to or

brought back home villages.

G139_1 Yuan / annual

G139_2 Withdrawal:including the amount of savings in immigration cities. If no withdrawal, fill in 0; excluding that withdrawn from saving at home villages.

G139_2 Yuan / annual

G139_3 Lending and Returning: Lending and returning in immigration cities. If no lending, fill in 0, excluding those at home villages. G139_3 Yuan / annual

G139_4 Borrowing:Borrowing in immigration cities. If no borrowings, fill in 0, excluding those at home villages. G139_4 Yuan / annual

G140 Who usually make decisions on daily expenditure? ①Household head ②Spouse ③Both household head and spouse ④Others,

please specify G140

G141 How much does your family need to spend per month in maintaining minimum living standard? (Yuan / Month) G141 G142_1

The amount of money which is sent/brought back to the hometown is mainly used for? The second mainly? The third mainly? ①Daily expenses ②C ⑤The preparation for marriage ⑥Running business ⑦Medical service ⑧Others

G142_1

G142_2 G142_2

G142_3 G142_3

G143 How much loan does your family have to return (various ways you borrowed) (if none, fill in 0, skip to tableI1)? (Yuan) G143

G144 What is the main reason your family borrow the money? ①Daily expenses ②Con pension ⑤The preparation for marriage ⑥Running business ⑦Medical service ⑧Others (Please specify G144

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I1. The present housing and living conditions of the migrant households (Please fill out the household head or spouse, not including the home of rural housing, only one person is required to answer)

Question Number

I101 Usable area of you current home. (Building area deducted by common area shared and wall area). If living area is combined with production and business area, only count the area for living; if it is difficult to determine, count it as 30 percent of the total. I101

I102 How many people are living in the house now?(≥ number of members recorded in A00) I102 I103 Drinking water(please select the main source): ①Natural well water ②Pumped well water ③Tap water ④W ater barrels/bottles ⑤Others (Please

I103

I104 Water for Other Purposes(please select the main source): ①Natural well water ②Pumped well water ③Tap water ④W ater barrels/bottles ⑤Others

I104 I105 Sanitation facilities: ①Has both bathrooms and toilets ②Has toilet, no bathroom ③Shared or public sanitation facilities I105 I106 Heating system: ①No heating system ②Air conditioned ③Central heating ④Others I106 I107 Household fuel used(please select the main source):: ①Natural gas/pipe gas ②Cylinders gas/liquefied petroleum gas ③Coal ④Others (Please

I107

I108 Household communication equipment (may select more than one option) ①Landline tele hone I108 I109 Do you live close to many hometown fellows? ①Yes ②No I109 I110 Have you ever been rejected from renting a property despite being able to pay the rent and related expenses? ①Yes ②No I110

I111 Your current residence: ①Dormitory of work u table after asking I112) ④Shared rent ⑤Rent the housing independently ⑥The self-owned house (Skip to I113) ⑦Others (Please specify) I111

I112 (If I111≠⑥is selected) Current monthly rent (Yuan/month) If the same property is used for both accommodation and commercial or manufacturing purposes, the rent should be calculated according to the proportion of the property used for accommodation. If this proportion is difficult to determine, count the rent as 30 per cent of the total.

I112

I113 (If I111=④-⑦ is selected) Place of residence: ①City ②Suburban area ③Suburban district ④Countryside ⑤Others (Please specify) I113

I114 (If I111=④-⑦ is selected) Property Ownership(if I111= ⑥, fills in directly ③ here): ①Renting - public building ②Renting – privately property ③Self-owned house ④Others (Please specify) I114

I115 (If I111=④-⑦ is selected) Residential building Type: ①Cottage/townhouse ②Apartment ③Others (Please specify) I115 I116 (If I111=④-⑦ is selected) Number of rooms (excluding the living room, kitchen and bathroom) I116 I117 (If I111=④-⑦ is selected) Interior decoration: ①No decoration ②Simple decoration ③Luxurious decoration I117 I118 (If I111=④-⑦ is selected) Kitchen condition: ①No kitchen ②Private kitchen ③Shared kitchen I118

(If I111=⑥is selected) The following questions are related to self-owned house. If it is not self-owned house, please skip to Table J. I119 Estimated Rent of Self-Owned House (Yuan/Month) I119 I120 Year of purchase (Year) I120 I121 Total Price You Paid for Property (including taxes and fees, but excluding payment of interest of mortgage): (Yuan) I121 I122 Monthly mortgage (If no, fill in 0) (Yuan/Month) I122

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J. General Information of Rural Hometown (To be completed only by one household member, either household head or his/her spouse), Respondent’s household member code J000 :___________( same as A00)

Land Information H01 What is the size of your family farm land? (Mu) (0 for none)

(*1 Hectare (10,000 Square Meters) = 15 Mu (Chinese Measurement of Land) H01

H02 Who does the farming on the land? ①Family members ②Sub-contractors ③Village C uncultivated ⑤Others (Please specify) H02

Number Number J104_1 Distance between your hometown and the nearest primary school? (fill in 0 if the primary school is in your hometown J104

J105_1 Distance between your hometown and the nearest Junior high school? (Fill in 0 if the Junior high school is in your hometown) (Km) J105

J108 What is the daily rate of an unskilled labor in your home village? (Yuan) J108

J109 What’s the proportion of labor force in your hometown left your hometown and work outside the village? (Including females) J109

J111 Do you have any property in your hometown? (E.g. owned housing, not including property for commercial/manufacturing use) ①Yes ②No (Skip to J112-1) J111

J112 (If J111=1 is selected) What is the estimated market value of your property? J112

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Ending Question

L1. How likely is it that you will move out in the next 12 months? ①Very likely ②Likely ③Not sure (skip to L3) ④Unlikely (skip to L4) ⑤Very unlikely (skip to L4)

L2. Do you know your new address?

①Yes (Please tell us your new address) Post Code __________ Province__________City ___________________________ (Street Name and Number) Telephone_____________ / ___________________

②No, don’t know now.

L3. When do you expect to move to this new address? Within ____________ months

L4. Would you please provide us three contact persons with their details so that we may be able to keep in touch with you?

First person Second person Third person Name Relation Province City Street Number Telephone Mobile phone

End of Interview

Thanks for your cooperation!. Interviewer Notes: please take the following notes through observation

S1. Does the participant require any assistance when answering the Subjective section? _________ ①Yes, for all of the questions ②Yes, for most of the questions

③Yes, for a few questions ④Not at all

S2. Willingness of the respondent to cooperate: _________ ①Very good ②Good ③Average ④Poor ⑤Very poor

S3. Personality of the respondent: ___ ( ①Relatively introversive ②Relatively extroversive)

S4. Respondent’s ability of expressing himself/herself verbally_________

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①Very good ②Good ③Average ④Poor ⑤Very poor

S5. Was the respondent earnest during the interview?_________ ①Earnest throughout the interview ②Generally earnest ③Not very earnest

S6. Intellectual level of the respondent _________ ①Very High ②High ③Average ④Low ⑤Very low

S7. Reliability of the respondent_____ ①Very High ②High ③Average ④Low ⑤Very low

S8. Were there any irrelevant people around during the interview? ________ ( ①Yes ②No)

S9. Was the interview affected due to the presence of other people_______ ( ①Yes ②No ③Not sure)

S10. If the interview was interrupted, interviewers please explain why. ____________________________________________________________________

S11. Any other things that should be taken notice (for Supervisors)? ______________________________________________________________________

[Notes for Interviewer:]

Survey Site: ___________Province __________City ____________District (Town) __________Street/Road ________Block____________ Room Number

Respondent’s name: ___________

Respondent’s work unit: _____________________________________________

Mobile: ___________________ Home Telephone (landline): _________________