Research Article
Statistical Analysis of the Influence of Sino-U.S. Minimum Wages on Employment
Table 11
The low income and adjustment conditions of China from 2001 to 2016.
| Year | Low income (yuan/month) | Low income growth rate (%) | GDP growth rate per capita (%) | Average wage growth rate (%) | Ratio of less income to GDP per capita (%) | Ratio of low income to average wage (%) |
| 2001 | 289 | — | — | — | 40.0 | 31.9 | 2002 | 314 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 14.3 | 40.0 | 30.3 | 2003 | 328 | 4.5 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 37.0 | 28.0 | 2004 | 400 | 21.9 | 17.0 | 14.1 | 39.0 | 30.0 | 2005 | 424 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 36.0 | 28.0 | 2006 | 504 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 36.0 | 29.0 | 2007 | 559 | 10.9 | 22.5 | 18.7 | 33.0 | 27.1 | 2008 | 622 | 11.3 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 31.0 | 25.8 | 2009 | 622 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 29.0 | 23.1 | 2010 | 771 | 23.9 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 30.0 | 25.3 | 2011 | 900 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 14.3 | 30.0 | 25.8 | 2012 | 1019 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 31.0 | 26.1 | 2013 | 1166 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 32.0 | 27.2 | 2014 | 1252 | 7.40 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 32.0 | 26.7 | 2015 | 1425 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 2016 | 1455 | 2.10 | 7.15 | 8.93 | 32.4 | 28.1 | Mean value | — | 11.6 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 33.8 | 27.7 |
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