| Persons Receiving Subsidies or Relief Funds | |||||||
| (10,000 persons) | |||||||
| Item | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Number of Persons Receiving Subsistence Allowances in Urban and Rural Areas |
184.1 | 531.7 | 702.8 | 1475.3 | 2472.5 | 2613.9 | |
| Number of Persons Receiving Subsistence Allowances in Urban Area |
265.9 | 402.6 | 1170.7 | 2064.7 | 2246.8 | 2205.0 | |
| Number of Persons Receiving Subsistence Allowances in Rural Area |
265.8 | 300.2 | 304.6 | 407.8 | 367.1 | 488.0 | |
| Traditional Relief | |||||||
| Number of Poor Persons Receiving Temporary Almsgiving in Urban Area |
332.2 | 157.1 | 155.6 | 213.9 | 321.4 | 348.3 | |
| Number of Poor Persons Receiving Temporary Almsgiving in Rural Area |
2691.7 | 1659.8 | 1667.6 | 1800.5 | 1677.6 | 2009.8 | |
| Number of Persons With Livelihood Guaranteed in Five Aspects in Rural Area |
282.8 | 303.7 | 270.6 | 221.6 | 162.2 | 173.9 | |
| Number of Laid-Off, Retired, Elderly and Disabled Staff and Workers Receiving Relief Funds |
54.9 | 51.5 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 48.7 | ||
| Persons Receiving 40% of Their Original Wages |
24.9 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 20.9 | ||
| Persons Receiving Periodical and Fixed Government Relief Funds |
29.9 | 28.7 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.8 | ||