Nearly 65 percent of single-child families in Beijing see
medical services as the biggest issue in their lives today rather
than pension, employment, education or housing, a survey by the
Jiusan Society said.
The single-child allowance from the government (10 yuan, or
$1.28, per week) hardly helps solve these problems, a report by
Jiusan Society, one of China's non-Communist parties, said last
week.
Though most single-child families lead better lives, their
children's medical coverage, education and employment still remain
major issues. There are 1.45 million single children under the age
of 18, and the number of those who are between 19 and 30 is 2.5
million.
(China Daily January 30, 2007)