Table 1 Income, poverty, income inequality and plasma donation compensation (2004-2009)
From: Commercial plasma donation and individual health in impoverished rural China
2004 | 2006 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Main sources of income (percent) | |||
Farming | 33.3 | 31.4 | 33.1 |
Livestock | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Local non-farm and self-employment | 24.0 | 30.0 | 23.8 |
Remittance from migrants outside the county | 8.0 | 13.1 | 8.8 |
Disaster relief, anti-poverty programs, deforestation subsidies | 2.8 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
Gift income | 5.6 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
Plasma donation income | 20.9 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
Average annual plasma donation compensation per capita (CNY) | 294.1 | 78.6 | 174.9 |
Cash compensation (or nutrition subsidy) in CNY for plasma donation (per 580 cc) | 80 | 80 | 150 |
# households without plasma donor | 552 | 749 | 749 |
# households with one plasma donor | 235 | 66 | 97 |
# households with two or more plasma donors | 15 | 18 | 26 |
Per capita annual income (CNY) | 1404.7 | 1817.3 | 2855.6 |
Income inequality (Gini) | 43.1 | 48.2 | 55.2 |
Income inequality excluding plasma donation (Gini) | 46.3 | 49.0 | 56.6 |
Income below poverty line of 892 CNY (%) | 37.3 | 36.3 | 22.4 |
Income below poverty line of US $1.25 per day using 2005 PPP (%) | 71.3 | 64.1 | 52.7 |