Fig. 5

Household composition in China, 1990–2010, percentage of total

Source: Hu et al. Chin J Sociol. 2015. [93]

Footnote: Household composition is defined as individuals living together who may or may not be related by blood or marriage. A one-generation household is defined as a single-person household or only-couple household. A two-generation household is a household of parents and unmarried children, a single parent and unmarried children, a separated parent and unmarried children, parents and married children, or grandparents and grandchildren. A three-generation household constitutes elderly, children and grandchildren.