Following the first Chinese city women’s life quality survey in 2005，Huakun Women’s Life Survey Center and the Chinese Women of China Magazine conducted the second Chinese city women’s life quality survey in 20 big and mid-sized cities at the end of 2006. The cities include Beijing，Shanghai，Guangzhou，Tianjin，Chongqing，Changsha，Chengdu，Dalian，Harbin，Hangzhou，Kunming，Lanzhou，Nanchang，Nanjing，Nanning，Ningbo，Qingdao，Wuhan，Xi’an，and Zhengzhou. The survey has a high return rate of 97.8 per cent，with 1955 valid questionnaires back.

The survey took into consideration seven areas concerning city women’s life quality，and they included basic facts，health condition，consumption/money matters，marriage/family，living condition，job/career，and social participation.

Ⅰ. Basic facts

1. Age

The interviewed women are aged 20 to 60，and their average age is 35.3.

2. Marriage status

Married women account for 70.6 percent，singles 18.8 percent，divorced 4.7 per cent，cohabit 4.6 per cent and widow 1.3 per cent.

3. Education

MA and above holders account for 8.3 per cent，BA 39.7 per cent，college graduates 27.2 per cent，senior high 19.3 per cent，and junior high and below 5.5 per cent.

4. Income

Among the interviewed women，15.8 per cent have a monthly income below 1000 yuan，56.8 per cent 2000-3000 yuan，14.8 per cent 3001-4000 yuan，6.9 per cent 4001-5000 yuan，and 5.6 per ceent 5001 yuan and above.

5. Profession

The majority of interviewed women are administrators/public servants （25.8 per cent），professionals/technicians （15 per cent），service workers （12.1 per cent），company managers （10.5 per cent），and clerks （10.4 per cent）.

Ⅱ. City women’s health condition

1. Self evaluation

More than half of the interviewed women consider their health relatively good；only 5.3 per cent say they are in poor health.

2. Dining

More than half of the women say they dine on time “most of the time”，35.4 per cent always on time，6.4 per cent cannot dine on time. The more they earn，the less likely they can dine on time.

3. Sleep

On their sleep quality，33.1 per cent claim “relatively good”，54.1 per cent “mediocre”，and 12.8 per cert “poor”.

4. Gynecology

On gynecologic check-up，43.3 per cent say they manage to have one annually，16.6 per cent “have never done so”，8.5 per cent “cannot remember” when they did it.

5. Health exercises

Only 11.4 per cent interviewed say they do body exercises daily，while 45.8 per cent never do.

6. Mental health and self evaluation

More than half of them claim their mental health is relative good （68.3 per cent），only 3.6 per cent say their psychological health is poor.

7. Worries and misgivings

City women have worries and misgivings. 72.1 per cent feel worried once in a while，16.4 per cent often；only 11.5 per cent say they do not feel.

The reasons for their worries are mostly working pressure （36.2 per cent），and children’s education （33.5 per cent）.

8. Methods to release worries

Among suggested methods to release worries，women choose “talking” （37.2 per cent），“shopping”（32.3 per cent），and “psychological counsel” （3.9 per cent）.

Ⅲ. Marriage and family

1. Women’s expectations of their spouses

Women expect their spouses to be “responsible” （26.4 per cent），“considerate” （13.5 per cent），“good character” （13.2 per cent）. These are on top of the qualities women expect of their spouses.

2. Evaluation of their marriage

More than half of the women choose “happy” （52.4 per cent） to describe their marriage，28.8 per cent “ordinary”，3.4 per cent “painful”，2.9 per cent “worrying”，and 12.5 per cent do not know how to describe their marriage.

3. Evaluation of their sex life

About half of them （47 per cent） are quite satisfied with their sex life，27.7 per cent feel OK，20 per cent “hard to say”，and 5.3 per cent unsatisfied.

4. Evaluation of their family relations

As high as 68.5 per cent women are quite satisfied with their family relations，21 per cent OK，and 6.5 per cent unsatisfied.

Ⅳ. Living condition

1. Satisfaction with living condition

Asked whether they are satisfied with their living condition，44.6 per cent give satisfaction. 33.8 per cent “OK”，20.8 per cent “not satisfied”，and 0.9 per cent “hard to say”.

2. Main reasons for dissatisfaction

The interviewed women give the following reasons for their dissatisfaction：“small living space” （34.9 per cent），“poor matching facilities” （27.5 per cent），“bad surrounding environment” （26.1 per cent），and “not having own apartment” （23.6 per cent）.

3. Evaluation on residence’s social security

The majority of them consider their residence’s social security “relatively safe” （75.3 per cent），while 11.8 per cent consider “safe” and 12.9 per cent “not safe”.

4. Evaluation on residence’s en