Present value of lifetime earnings* in China, 2000, by urban/rural district, gender, and age. Unit: US$1

Age (years)UrbanRural
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Exchange rate of the Chinese Yuan against US$  = 8.2784 based on China Statistical Yearbook, 2003, table 17-2.
*Estimated by the authors with 3% discount rate and 8% productivity growth rate.
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1–4218518145609173878170249
5–9177523118246141258138256
10–1414052493525111817109351
15–19110887736368802785974
20–2485897563206847966757
25–2964626413305262351202
30–3447457292584001138830
35–3933848196793004229042
40–4423051121362218121315
45–491446666691601115249
50–54805033611120710543
55–593843171875226979
60–64176997248424395
65–69101457529812649
70–7463233517511548
75–793821741005857
80–8421653583437
85+960288168