system, on income inequality in China. This study uses an inequality decomposition analysis approach comparing household … security is losing its importance mainly through the changes in employment pattern in a household. This change contributes to … equalise the distribution of retired household members' income in urban areas in 1995. Third, however, these changes have only …

than women who are spouses of male heads of household. The differences are large: on average 74 per cent verus 54 per cent …. The comparison of household expenditures indicates that, female-headed households spend relatively less on higher quality …

. This paper introduces a newly-discovered household budget data set forthe early 1900s. These data are more representative …