China's females demand the dough from boyfriends
Staff Reporter 2013-02-26 12:03
A couple walks in the rain in Nanjing. (Photo/Xinhua)
According to a study just released by a dating website and the National Population and Family Planning of China, single women in China have different minimum monthly-income requirements for their boyfriends in different places.
For single women born in the '80s, the minimum income requirement is 10,000 yuan (US$1,600) in Shanghai, 8,400 yuan (US$1,350) in Shenzhen, 8,100 yuan (US$1,300) in Beijing, and 7,800 yuan (US$1,250) in Hangzhou. For those single women born in the '90s, the lowest minimum requirement is 3,700 yuan (US$600) in Harbin, while the lowest for those born in the '70s in Fuzhou at 9,300 yuan (US$1,500). The amount for single women in Nanjing is 5,500 yuan (US$880) for those born in the '90s, 5,900 yuan (US$950) for those born in the '80s, and 7,300 yuan (US$1,200) for those born in the '70s.
Province-wise, single women born in the '90s in Henan province demand a minimum income of 3,700 yuan for their boyfriends, the highest nationwide.
Prof Wei Shanjin of Columbia University points out that singles contribute two percentage points to China's GDP growth rate. Wei noted that in view of the serious genger imbalance in China, male singles in the country face more competition and must resort to displays of financial stability to win hearts. Over the past 10 years, says Wei, the gender imbalance accounted for two percentage points, translating to 8 trillion yuan (US$1.3 trillion) in contributions in the average annual economic growth rate in China.
