NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider China National Knowledge InfrastructureTabulations only Geography China (CHN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1986 - 12/1986 Series or system China Sample Survey on Population Changes Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividualNationally representative Summary The Sample Survey on Population Changes provides estimates for birth rates, death rates, and growth rates in 1986. Household questionnaires gathered information on employment, marital status, births, deaths, household size, and people who have left the household. Population data are broken down by gender and 5-year age groups for cities, counties and towns. Death data are broken down by gender and 5-year age groups. Keywords Employment, Family size, Household deaths, Live births, Marital status, Population Citation Contributors National Bureau of Statistics of China Suggested citation National Bureau of Statistics of China. China Sample Survey on Population Changes 1986. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021