On the eve of liberation, the economy of old China was on the verge of collapse. Years of war have left devastation, seriously damaged productivity, depressed market, soaring prices and serious unemployment, and working people are struggling for survival.
From 65438 to 0949, the people of China became masters, and at that time, most people's lives were still maintained at the lowest level of survival. Faced with this situation, the party and the state have taken a series of measures to heal the wounds of war, restore and develop production, stabilize prices, arrange employment and stabilize people's lives. The broad masses of people devoted themselves to the construction of new China with the spirit and enthusiasm of being masters of the country, which laid the initial material foundation for the development of new China. This has played a great role in developing production and stabilizing people's hearts. People are full of love and gratitude for the * * * production party that saved the people from fire and water, and are full of pride and enthusiasm for being masters of the country. The "First Five-Year Plan" period is called the first "golden age" of China's economic construction after the founding of New China. However, due to many known historical and practical reasons, we have not put all our energy into solid economic construction, and people's lives have been ups and downs for 20 years. People living in that era will never forget that although people's lives have improved, most goods need to be bought by ticket because of the serious impact on economic development, lack of market supply and insufficient supply of consumer goods. It was during this period that the whole world economy advanced by leaps and bounds. In contrast, the gap between China's economy and people's life and the developed countries in the world has widened.
Second, the income of urban residents increased by 35 times.
Today, it has been 30 years since the reform and opening up marked by the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party. Like the whole country, our province has achieved unprecedented economic development, great leap and great breakthrough.
Since the reform and opening up, due to economic development and individual distribution of national income subjects, the income of urban residents has maintained rapid growth. By 2008, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in our province reached 12829.45 yuan, the highest level since the reform and opening up, which was 35 times higher than 198 1 year, and the average growth rate in 26 years was 14. 1%. Generally speaking, since the reform and opening up, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in our province has been increasing, and it has experienced the process of "rapid growth, rapid growth and steady growth", and the income channels are diversified.
First, wage income is still the main source of disposable income, and non-wage income has increased substantially. Since the reform and opening up, the proportion of urban residents' wage income in total household income has been declining, but it still accounts for more than 60%, which is the main source of total household income. In 2008, it reached 8677.27 yuan, an increase of 83 13.56 yuan compared with 198 1 year, an increase of 23 times. The proportion of non-wage income in total household income is on the rise, reaching 36.2% in 2008. The growth and proportion change of wage income and non-wage income can be divided into the following stages:
Non-wage income development period. From 198 1 to 1985, because the economic system is still in the primary stage, the non-wage income of urban residents has decreased, and the income is still mainly wage income. The proportion of wage income in household income has remained between 90% and 94%, with little change. With the expansion of other income channels, the diversification of family income has gradually emerged, and the proportion of non-wage income has increased year by year.
A period of overall growth of non-wage income. From 1986 to 1998, with the continuous improvement of economic system reform, the proportion of non-wage income of urban residents in total household income is on the rise. The number of urban workers engaged in self-employment, second employment and unpaid leave is gradually increasing, which is an important factor for the increase of non-wage income and diversification of income sources. During this period, non-wage income is still unstable. The proportion of non-wage income in total household income increased from 15.27% to 26.46% in 1998, an increase of 10 percentage point. The income of urban households grew rapidly, reaching 4,223.88 yuan in 1988, which was 4.5 times higher than that of 764.76 yuan in 1986. The increase of total household income led to the synchronous rise of wage income and non-wage income, from 648.0 1 yuan in16.75 to 3 106.38 in 106.32.
A period of rapid growth of non-wage income. 1999 to 2008, non-wage income increased substantially, and its proportion in family income increased steadily. Since 1999, with the acceleration of state-owned enterprise reform, the broadening of employment channels for urban residents and the change of employment initiative, non-wage income has increased rapidly. In 2008, it reached 4928.76 yuan, accounting for 36.2% of the family income, an increase of 3453.08 yuan over 2000. In the past eight years, the average growth rate was as high as 16.27%, accounting for 5.64 percentage points, and the ratio of wage income to non-wage income was close to 6: 4.
Second, net operating income, property income and transfer income all increased rapidly. In 2008, the property income of urban residents in our province reached 97.74 yuan, an increase of 29.22 yuan or 42.6% over 2002. The net operating income was 1 154. 14 yuan, an increase of 332.96 yuan over 2002. The transfer income is 3676.88 yuan, accounting for 74.6% of non-wage income, which is 2003.48 yuan higher than that in 2002, which is 1.2 times.
Third, the income of rural residents increased by 27.3 times.
Since the founding of New China 60 years ago, the material life of rural residents in our province has been gradually enriched, the consumption quality has been significantly improved, and the living environment has been significantly improved.
Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the per capita net income of farmers in our province has achieved rapid growth. Sampling survey data show that by 2008, the per capita net income of farmers in our province reached 4,932.7 yuan, which was 27.3 times higher than 1.6%/.81yuan on average.
Looking back over the past 30 years, the increase of farmers' per capita net income and the improvement of farmers' living standards in our province can be divided into three stages: getting rid of poverty, solving food and clothing, reaching a well-off society in general, and moving from a well-off society to a well-off society in general.
First, get rid of poverty and solve the problem of food and clothing (1978 to 199 1 year)
Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with the implementation of the household contract responsibility system, farmers' enthusiasm for production has never been higher. Because farmers in our province have more arable land per capita and the advantages of land resources are fully manifested, the per capita net income of farmers in our province has increased rapidly, and farmers have basically got rid of poverty and solved the problem of food and clothing. The per capita net income increased from 18 1 yuan in198 to 748 yuan in 199 1 year, an increase of 4. 1 times, with an average annual growth of1/kloc-0. The per capita living expenses of farmers increased from 194 yuan in 1979 to 199 1 year of 649 yuan, an increase of 3.3 times, with an average annual growth of 10.6%. Engel's coefficient decreased from 67.5% in 1979 to 56.6% in 199 1 year, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points.
Second, we have plenty of food and clothing, and are moving towards a well-off society as a whole (1992 to 1999).
From 65438 to 0992, marked by Deng Xiaoping's southern tour speech, especially the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which defined the target mode of economic system reform as socialist market economy, the reform entered a new stage of overall support, key breakthrough and all-round attack.
During this period, the rural economic reform took a big step and made great progress and breakthrough. The establishment of various markets has made commodities move from "small circulation" to "large circulation", providing convenient conditions for commodity exchange. The rising prices of agricultural products have laid a good foundation for farmers' income growth, and farmers' living standards have also rapidly moved from food and clothing to a well-off society. The per capita net income of farmers in our province increased from 807 yuan in 1992 to 226 yuan in 1999, with an average annual increase of 15.9%. The per capita living expenses of farmers increased from 65,438+643 yuan in 092 to 1348 yuan in 099, an increase of 2. 1 times, with an average annual growth of 1 1.2%. Engel's coefficient decreased from 59.4% in 1992 to 53.3% in 1999, a decrease of 6. 1 percentage point. According to the "Basic Standard of People's Well-off Living Standard in China", by 1999, the living standard of rural residents in our province has basically reached the overall well-off level.
Third, the overall well-off society is moving towards a comprehensive well-off society (2000-2008).
In the new century, the per capita net income growth of farmers in our province is mainly driven by policies. Since 2003, the reform of taxes and fees, exemption from agricultural taxes, direct grain subsidies, improved seed subsidies and agricultural subsidies have played an important role in reducing farmers' burden and increasing farmers' income, and farmers' living standards have also been significantly improved.
In 2008, the per capita net income of farmers in our province reached 4,932.7 yuan, 2.4 times higher than that in 2000, with an average annual growth rate of11.8%; The per capita living expenditure of farmers was 3,443.2 yuan, 2.2 times higher than that of 2000, with an average annual growth of 10.5%. Engel's coefficient is 39.6%, which is 5.8 percentage points lower than 45.4% in 2000.
In the past 30 years, the per capita income of farmers in our province has achieved rapid growth. The main reasons for its growth are as follows:
First of all, farmers' income is closely related to rural reform. The household contract responsibility system implemented from 65438 to 0978 greatly mobilized farmers' enthusiasm for production. The per capita net income of farmers in our province increased from 18 1 yuan to 628 yuan in 1988, an increase of 447 yuan, an increase of 3.5 times, with an average annual growth of 13.3%. During the ten years from 1965 to 1975, the per capita net income of farmers increased from 140 yuan to 146 yuan, only increasing 6 yuan. During the five years from 1988 to 1992, there were basically no policy measures for rural reform, resulting in an average annual increase of only 6.4% in the per capita net income of farmers in our province. Then, during the five years from 2003 to 2008, the per capita net income of farmers in our province increased at an average annual rate of 13. 1%.
Second, farmers' income is closely related to the prices of agricultural products. The year when the per capita net income of farmers in our province increased rapidly was the year when the prices of agricultural products rose sharply. This situation has happened twice since the reform. The first time was from 1979 to 1983, and the per capita net income of farmers increased from 223 yuan to 463 yuan, an increase of 2. 1 times, with an average annual growth of 20. 1%. The second time is 1995 to 1997. The per capita net income of farmers increased from 16 10 yuan to12 186 yuan in 1997, with an average annual growth rate of 16.6%.
Third, farmers' income is closely related to the policy of benefiting farmers. Since 2003, the state has implemented policies to benefit farmers, such as tax and fee reform, exemption from agricultural tax, direct grain subsidy, improved seed subsidy and agricultural subsidies, which have played a positive role in promoting farmers' income. In 2004, our province implemented the policy of "one exemption and three subsidies", which directly increased the per capita income of farmers by 228 yuan, contributing 48.5% to the increase of per capita net income of farmers. By 2008, the farmers in our province actually received 356 yuan of policy subsidy income, up 4 1.3% year-on-year, which contributed 14% to the growth of farmers' per capita net income in our province. It also increased the per capita net income of farmers in our province from 2530 yuan in 2003 to 4932.7 yuan in 2008, an increase of 2402.7 yuan, an increase of 95%, with an average annual growth of 14.3%.
Fourth, farmers' income is closely related to the income from part-time jobs. From 1978 to 1983, the net income of farmers in our province increased rapidly, with an average annual growth rate of 20.7%. During this period, the motive force of farmers' income growth was mainly attributed to the household contract responsibility system. After entering the 1990s, although family business income is still the main part of farmers' income, with the continuous increase of farmers' income from going out to work (wage income). The proportion of household business income decreased from 86.9% in 1990 to 67.8% in 2008; In the same period, the proportion of wage income increased from 8. 1% to 16.4%. In absolute terms, the net operating income of rural households in our province in 2008 was 3,344.7 yuan, 4.8 times higher than that of 1.990, while the wage income increased by 1.2 times in the same period. The contribution rate of wage income to farmers' net income increased from1-5% in 1990 to 13.3% in 2008, an increase of 18.3 percentage points, indicating that wage income has become the main source of per capita net income growth of farmers. By 2008, the income structure of farmers in our province has changed obviously.
(1) Family business income has become the main income of farmers.
The implementation of the household contract responsibility system has made farmers become independent business units, and their income sources have changed from collective unified management to family management. In 2008, the per capita net income of farmers in our province was 3344.72 yuan, which was 55.8 times higher than that of 1978, with an average annual growth of 13.9%, accounting for 67.8% of the net income, which was 35.5 percentage points higher than that of 1978.
(2) Non-productive operating income has the fastest growth rate.
In 2008, the per capita non-productive operating net income (property income and transfer income) of farmers in our province was 778 yuan, an increase of 99. 1 times compared with 1978, with an average annual growth rate of 16%, which was 2. 1 percentage point higher than the average annual growth rate of per capita household operating net income of farmers. The proportion of net income is 15.8%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than 1 1978.
(3) Wage income has become the biggest highlight of increasing farmers' income.
In 2008, the per capita wage income of farmers in the province was 8 10. 17 yuan, which was 2 1.6 times higher than that of 1983, with an average annual growth rate of 12.5%. Wage income accounted for 65,438+06.4% of net income, up by 65,438+00.9 percentage points.
(4) The monetization rate of farmers' income has been greatly improved.
In the past 30 years, with the gradual acceleration of rural socialization and commercialization, the situation that rural residents mainly rely on grain income has gradually been replaced by monetary income. 1978, the per capita income of rural residents selling agricultural and sideline products was only 28 yuan, accounting for14.2% of the total income; The per capita net cash income in 64 yuan accounts for 32.3% of the total income. By 2008, the per capita income of farmers selling products in our province was 466 1.55 yuan, which was 1.978 times higher than that of 165.5 times, accounting for 56% of the total income, which was 4 1.8 percentage points higher. The per capita net cash income reached 435 1.39 yuan, up 66.9 times, accounting for 80.8% of the total income, up 48.5 percentage points. The monetization of farmers' income and the improvement of disposable ability will certainly promote the transformation of farmers' income growth mode and consumption mode, and make farmers' production and life consumption more and more integrated into the market economy cycle of the whole society.
Fourth, the quality of life of urban and rural residents has been continuously improved.
(A) the consumption of urban residents is increasing.
Since the founding of New China 60 years ago, the changes of urban residents' lives have generally been marked by the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of 1978. In the 30 years before the reform and opening up, from the shortage of materials to the guarantee of food and clothing, life has been initially improved; In the 30 years after the reform and opening up, great changes have taken place in residents' lives and two leaps have been achieved.
1。 Struggle for food and clothing in the 30 years before the reform
In the 1970s after the Cultural Revolution, although the planned system of "ration" and "supply by ticket" was still implemented, the residents' life was initially improved. From the aspect of eating, "three meals a day are basically guaranteed"; From the aspect of wearing, it is "three kinds of clothes" (cadre clothes, Zhongshan clothes and Lenin clothes) and "four colors" (gray, green, blue and white); The number of durable goods owned by residents is represented by bicycles, sewing machines, watches and radios. Looking back on the development of people's lives in the past 30 years, it has been bumpy and has made little progress.
2。 30-year reform towards a well-off society
Since 1978, with the continuous development of our province's economy, residents' income has increased substantially, and the quality of life of urban and rural residents has improved accordingly, and it has gradually developed in the direction of diversification of consumption demand and rationalization of consumption structure. While pursuing the quality of material life, the quality of spiritual life of urban residents has also been significantly improved. According to the survey data, in 2008, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents in our province reached 9229.05 yuan, which was 28 times higher than that of 198 1 year, with an average annual growth rate of 13.7%. At the same time, residents' consumption concept is constantly adjusting and changing with the increase of income, the consumption mode is undergoing qualitative changes, and the consumption orientation is increasingly diversified.
(1) Engel's coefficient is decreasing year by year, and the living standard of residents has reached a well-off level.
In the 30 years of reform and opening up, the Engel coefficient of urban residents in our province has decreased year by year. In 2008, Engel's coefficient was 34%, which was 23.5 percentage points lower than that of 1978, indicating that the living standard of urban residents in our province has jumped from adequate food and clothing to a well-off society.
From 1979 to 1992, the Engel coefficient of urban households in our province is between 50% and 60%, and the income of urban residents is mainly used for food consumption. During this period, city residents lived from hand to mouth. From 1993 to 1999, with the development of economy, the income of urban residents has increased, the consumption content has been gradually enriched, and the expenditure of urban residents on other aspects of consumption has increased. The Engel coefficient is between 40% and 50%, and the family life of urban residents in our province has entered a well-off society as a whole. From 2000 to 2008, with the substantial increase of urban residents' income, the satisfaction of basic consumption and the strong growth of other consumption, Engel's coefficient dropped to 34%.
(2) The dietary structure is more reasonable, and nutrition and green food are gradually favored.
In recent years, people pay more and more attention to the scientific and reasonable nutritional structure of food. The food consumption structure of residents has changed from "staple food" dominated by grain to "non-staple food" with delicious nutrition. All kinds of exquisite, leisure, convenient and healthy foods flood into residents' families, and green, low-sugar and low-calorie foods such as refined oil, aquatic products, fruits and vegetables are favored and become an important part of residents' food consumption. In 2007, the annual per capita consumption of aquatic products, eggs, fruits and vegetables of urban residents in our province was 865.66 yuan, accounting for 30.5% of food expenditure.
(3) Fashion, branding and personalization of clothing consumption.
Since the reform and opening up, with the improvement of living standards of urban residents and the pursuit of beauty, clothing with good quality, strong sense of fashion, brand and personality has gradually become the mainstream of consumption. The clothing expenditure of urban residents in our province has increased year by year. According to the survey, the per capita clothing expenditure of urban residents in 2008 was 1 259.62 yuan, which was 22.8 times of 1 986,5438+0.
(4) Modernization of household durable consumer goods, with high-grade consumer goods entering the homes of ordinary people.
The life changes of urban residents are particularly significant in the upgrading of household durable consumer goods. Before the reform, people pursued "four things" of "three links and one turn", namely bicycles, sewing machines, watches and radios; At the beginning of the reform, it turned to the "new four pieces" represented by TV sets, washing machines, refrigerators and tape recorders. In the 1990s, the "old four pieces" were saturated, and the "new three pieces" began to enter the development period. Since 2000, every 100 households in cities and towns have owned 7.7 sets of color TV sets1/kloc-0, 9 sets of washing machines1.5 sets and 87 sets of refrigerators, basically reaching saturation. The ownership of new durable consumer goods such as air conditioners, home computers and home cars has risen rapidly, and complete sets of furniture, washing machines, color TVs, refrigerators and microwave ovens have entered the stage of upgrading. New products such as digital cameras, disinfection cupboards, water dispensers, dishwashers, fitness equipment, home computers, cameras, pianos, air conditioners, etc. have entered the daily consumption of ordinary people at a faster speed.
(5) The per capita housing area is 26.97 square meters, and the living conditions are more perfect.
Housing conditions are an important part of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Since the reform and opening up, with the improvement of income level, urban residents in our province have paid more attention to the improvement of housing conditions. The housing of urban residents is developing in the direction of spacious and bright, high-grade decoration, complete functions and convenient use. According to the survey data, the housing area has rapidly increased from 198 1 to 1995. Especially after the housing reform of 1998, the per capita housing area of urban residents in our province increased rapidly, from 10.28 square meters in 1999 to 26.97 square meters in 2008, and the per capita housing area increased by 19865438+ at the beginning of the reform.
Residents' housing expenditure has also increased rapidly. In 2008, the per capita housing expenditure of urban residents in our province reached 1285.29 yuan, accounting for 13.2% of the consumption expenditure. In 2008, 9 1.7% urban families owned their own houses; 87.2% of families own supporting houses; Only 12.8% owns ordinary buildings, bungalows and other houses. The living conditions of urban residents are more comfortable and the facilities are constantly improving. By the end of 2008, 8 1.7% of urban residents in our province owned houses with more than two bedrooms. 6 1.5% families have renovated their houses (the average renovation cost per household is above 1 10,000 yuan); 99.3% households use safe and sanitary tap water; 88.3% of households use clean energy; 94. 1% households have central heating equipment; The cable TV penetration rate is 100%.
(6) Traffic and communication consumption tends to be modernized, and the pace of life is obviously accelerated.
With the accelerated pace of people's life, modern transportation and communication have rapidly entered the consumption of residents. After 2002, with the reduction of mobile phone prices and mobile communication costs, mobile phones have mushroomed into the homes of ordinary people. By 2008, the number of mobile phones per 100 households in cities and towns in our province has reached 185, and it is nothing new for one person to own more than one mobile phone. In 2008, the expenditure on transportation and communication reached 954.96 yuan, an increase of 489.6 yuan or 105% compared with 2002. In recent years, the accelerated pace of life and changes in work and lifestyle have made people travel more frequently and farther. As a modern means of transportation, family car has become a hot spot pursued by families, especially young and middle-aged families. In 2008, urban residents in our province owned 3.89 cars per 100 households, an increase of 8.9 times over 2002.
(7) Personalized consumption such as culture, education and medical care is valued.
While pursuing material enjoyment, urban residents also pay more attention to the improvement of physical quality, spiritual quality and cultural quality. According to the survey data, in 2008, the per capita medical expenditure of urban residents in our province reached 9 14.47 yuan, which was 83 1. 1 yuan (medical expenses), an increase of 83 1 times. Expenditure on education, culture and entertainment services 107 1.8 yuan is 198 1 (tuition, movie fees, child care fees) higher than that of 6.4 yuan 167 times.
(2) The consumption level of rural residents has improved significantly.
In 2008, the per capita living expenditure of farmers in our province was 3,443.24 yuan, an increase of 3,227 yuan compared with 1980, an increase of 14.9 times, with an average annual increase of 10.5%. The Engel coefficient of rural residents decreased from 0.648 in 1979 to 0.396 in 2008, a decrease of 25.2 percentage points.
1。 The consumption structure of rural residents has been obviously optimized.
(1) Engel coefficient decreased by 25.2 percentage points.
Engel's coefficient is an important index to measure people's living standards in a country or region. In 2008, the Engel coefficient of rural households in our province decreased from 64.8% in 1979 to 39.6%, a decrease of 25.2 percentage points. In other words, the rural residents in our province have got rid of poverty, solved the problem of food and clothing, and achieved an overall well-off society, and are moving from an overall well-off society to an all-round well-off society.
(2) The consumption field has been continuously broadened, and the material and cultural life has become richer.
Over the past 30 years, with the solution of people's food and clothing problem and the requirements of market economy development, farmers' awareness of learning culture and technology has been continuously enhanced, and an atmosphere of attaching importance to cultural education and civilized life has gradually formed in rural areas of our province. In 2008, the per capita expenditure on culture, education and entertainment of farmers' families in our province was 342 yuan, an increase of 332. 1 yuan compared with 1980, an increase of 33.5 times, with an average annual increase of 13.8%, accounting for 9.9%, an increase of 5.4 percentage points.
(3) Service expenditure has increased substantially.
With the improvement of rural residents' living standards, the socialization trend of residents' family services is becoming more and more obvious, and the demand for service consumption is rising. In 2007, the consumption expenditure of rural households' cultural services in our province increased by 1979 17 1 times, with an average annual growth rate of 20.9%, accounting for 9.9% of the living consumption expenditure, 9 percentage points higher than 1979.
2。 The quality of life of rural residents has improved significantly.
(1) Food consumption tends to be nutritious.
In the past 30 years, farmers in our province have basically changed the traditional single structure with grain as the basic food, thus changing to the food structure of consuming meat, eggs, milk, fish and fruits. The diet structure is more optimized and the diet is more nutritious and scientific. In 2008, the per capita food consumption expenditure of farmers in our province was 1.362 yuan, an increase of 1.223 yuan compared with 1.980, with an average annual increase of 8.4%. In terms of grain consumption, in 2008, the per capita consumption of grain by farmers in our province was 179 kg, which was 45.3% lower than 1980. Meat and poultry increased by 15.5%, eggs by 6. 13 times, and aquatic products by 4.75 times.
(2) Clothing consumption tends to be fashionable and urbanized.
In the past 30 years, with the continuous increase of income, the concept of clothing consumption of rural residents has changed with each passing day and become increasingly urbanized. Dressing pays more attention to the collocation of texture, style and color of clothing. Brand-name, fashion and personalization of clothing have become people's pursuit, and clothing consumption tendency has also become the mainstream of clothing consumption. In 2008, the per capita clothing consumption expenditure of farmers in our province was 254 yuan, an increase of 228 yuan compared with 1980, with an average annual increase of 8.0%.
(3) Living conditions and living environment have been greatly improved.
Over the past 30 years, the living environment of farmers in our province has been further improved, from meeting basic living needs to paying attention to living environment, housing quality, interior decoration and supporting facilities. In 2008, the per capita housing consumption expenditure of farmers in our province was 530.7 yuan, an increase of 374.2 yuan compared with 1980, with an average annual increase of 1 1.8%. The per capita housing area also increased from 9. 1 m2 in 1980 to 2 1.2 m2, an increase of 65,438.
(4) The consumption of transportation and communication has increased rapidly.
In the past 30 years, the rural traffic communication network in our province has taken shape because the state has invested a lot of money in the construction of traffic roads and communication networks. The personal transportation used by rural residents has developed from the earliest bicycles and motorcycles to the current motor vehicles or family cars; The communication methods of rural residents have also undergone fundamental changes, from telegrams and letters to telephones, mobile phones and the Internet. In 2008, the per capita transportation and communication expenditure of farmers' families in our province was 356 yuan, an average annual increase of 28.9% compared with 1980. In 2008, there were 68 telephones, 60 mobile phones 126, 60 motorcycles, 69 bicycles and 0.38 domestic cars in every 100 rural households in our province. These changes show that farmers' consumption concept has gradually changed with the development of the times, and more and more rural families have the conditions and ability to enjoy the convenience and speed brought by the current means of transportation and communication.
(5) Modern durable goods entered farmers, and the old "four-piece set" basically faded out.
In the past 30 years, one of the most remarkable changes in the life of rural residents is the continuous upgrading of durable consumer goods. From the "old four" bicycles, sewing machines, clocks and radios in the 1980s to the "new four" color TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and video recorders in the 1990s. Entering the 2 1 century, the "old four pieces" have basically faded out of the historical stage except bicycles; The video recorders in the "new four pieces" have been replaced by DVD players, and color TVs, refrigerators and washing machines are also being accelerated; Modern household appliances with higher technology, such as microwave ovens, DVD players, video cameras and home computers, are gradually entering farmers' families.
3。 The well-off society in rural areas has reached more than 50%.
Since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the grand goal of realizing a well-off society in an all-round way in 2020, the construction of a well-off society in rural areas in our province has been promoted at a relatively fast speed. By 2007, the realization level of a well-off society in rural areas of our province had reached 49. 1%, which was 35.5 percentage points higher than that of 13.6% in 2002. Judging from the main indicators related to the well-off test, such as the per capita disposable income of farmers, the proportion of labor force in the primary industry, the coverage rate of rural cooperative medical care, the Gini coefficient of rural residents, the Engel coefficient and the quality of life index, it is an indisputable fact that in 2008, it took our province more than 50% to achieve a well-off society in rural areas, that is to say, it took us eight years to go through more than half of the journey of building a well-off society in an all-round way.
In the past 60 years, great changes have taken place in the lives of urban and rural residents in our province. Under the leadership of the provincial party committee and government, we will make persistent efforts for development, people's livelihood and stability, and our future life will be even better!