The Study of Family Life in Urban China, also referred to simply as the "Three-City Survey," is a 1999 survey of urban residents in three large Chinese cities: Shanghai, Wuhan, and Xi'an. The study focused on the social and economic aspects of the family, particularly, the effects of economic reform on family life, cultural practices, and civic values.
DSDR/Xie, Yu, University of Michigan; Pan, Zhongdang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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cities, cognitive functioning, cultural values, economic reform, educational background, employment, family, family background, financial support, income, leisure, recreation,
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1999
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China (Peoples Republic), Global, Shanghai, Wuhan, Xi'an
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A two-stage probability sampling method was utilized, with neighborhood as the first stage cluster and household as the second stage cluster. The survey contains a main sample as well as an intergenerationally matched sample. At each research site of the Three-City Survey, a probability sample of about 1,300 adults (18 or older), was initially targeted as the main sample. Whenever possible, the respondent's adult child (for a respondent 61 years of age or above) or elder parent (for a respondent 60 years of age or younger) who lived in the same city was also interviewed. Please see the study documentation for more detail.
