---
"title": "Growing Inequality in China"
"description": "About nine-in-ten (89%) Chinese identify the gap between rich and poor as a major problem and 41% cite it as a very big problem."
"date": "2008-08-03"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2008/08/03/growing-inequality-in-china/"
"categories":
  - "Economic Inequality"
---

# Growing Inequality in China

About nine-in-ten (89%) Chinese identify the gap between rich and poor as a major problem and 41% cite it as a very big problem in a recent Pew Research survey. Worries about inequality are common among rich and poor, old and young, and men and women, as well as the college-educated and those with less education. In that regard, despite economic growth, concerns about unemployment and conditions for workers are extensive, with 68% and 56% reporting these as big problems, respectively. Complaints about corruption are also widely prevalent, with 78% citing corruption among officials and 61% citing corruption among business leaders. [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/906/china-economy)