Society
70% fiancées want a house from the other half
Updated: 2010-12-16 11:28
By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)
Seven in 10 women in China consider marriage on condition their boyfriends own a property and have a stable income, according to a report cited in Henan Daily Wednesday.
The report, conducted by the All China Women's Federation, the Committee of Match-making Service industries under China Association of Social Workers and baihe.com, a match-making website, took a year in research in China's 31 provinces, aiming to reflect the latest thoughts of single Chinese on marriage.
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More than 40 percent of female responders hoped their partners would work as a civil servant. Management personnel in enterprise and public institutions, policeman, army, owners of enterprises, medical staff were also desired positions. While in men's eyes, half do not require a particular job of their partners, with 38.3 percent wishing their ideal mate to be a teacher.
An agricultural hukou (residency registration) is almost the equivalent of a no to marriage, as only 0.7 percent rural female accept farmers as spouses, and 3.3 percent of men with agricultural hukou but living in cities will marry a girl from the rural area.
The survey also found that 23.8 percent of the young singles go on blind dates with help of their parents, which is because the post-80 generation is heavily dependent on their parents. And they are in need of marriage counseling in order to become more active.
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