---
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://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.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://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/906/china-economy)