| Persons Receiving Subsidies or Relief Funds | ||||||
| (10 000 persons) | ||||||
| Item | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Number of Persons Receiving Subsistence Allo
wances in Urban and Rural Areas |
184.1 | 531.7 | 702.8 | 1475.3 | 2472.5 | |
| Number of Persons Receiving Subsistence Allo wances in Urban Area |
265.9 | 402.6 | 1170.7 | 2064.7 | 2247 | |
| Number of Persons Receiving Subsistence Allo wances in Rural Area |
265.8 | 300.2 | 304.6 | 407.8 | 367 | |
| Traditional Relief | ||||||
| Number of Poor Persons Receiving Temporary Almsgiving in Urban Area |
332.2 | 157.1 | 155.6 | 213.9 | 321.4 | |
| Number of Poor Persons Receiving Temporary Almsgiving in Rural Area |
2691.7 | 1659.8 | 1667.6 | 1800.5 | 1677.6 | |
| Number of Persons With Livelihood Guaranteed in Five Aspects in Rural Area | 282.8 | 303.7 | 270.6 | 221.6 | 162.2 | |
| 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 | |