Chinese urbanites prefer buying to renting houses
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Chinanews, Beijing, November 21 – According to a recent research report, most residents1 in big Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, choose to buy houses instead of renting them.

 

In 1998, 76.60% of residents lived in rented houses, while only 20.20% of them had houses of their own. In 2005, the proportion2 of house renters dropped to 23.16%, while 74.17% of Beijing residents bought houses of their own.

 

Shanghai has witnessed similar changes. In 1998, 68.80% of Shanghainese lived in rented public houses, and the proportion in 2005 was only 25.39%.

 

Guangzhouers are the most enthusiastic about buying houses among the residents of the three cities. In 1998, only 46.67% of Guangzhouers lived in rented public houses, and the proportion in 2005 was as low as 7.84%. By then, more than 90% of Guangzhouers had houses of their own.

 



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1 residents 430773153341c662da6867d207e96ae2     
n.居民( resident的名词复数 );(旅馆的)住宿者
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  • Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
  • Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。
2 proportion cRxx7     
n.比率,比例;大小
参考例句:
  • His head is out of proportion to the size of his body.他的头部与身体大小不成比例。
  • The proportion of imports to exports is worrying the government.进口与出口的比例令政府担忧。
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