China Family Panel Studies

China Family Panel Studies (CFPS, Chinese: 中国家庭追踪调查) is a nationally representative, biennial longitudinal general social survey project designed to document changes in Chinese society, economy, population, education, and health.

The CFPS was launched in 2010 by the Institute of Social Science Survey (ISSS) of Peking University, China.

The data were collected at the individual, family, and community levels and are targeted for use in academic research and public policy analysis.

Smallest geographic unit: Community Geographic coverage: People's Republic of China Time period: 2010—present Unit of observation: Individual, household, community/village Universe: Individuals over the age of 9 in households within one of 25 regions in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Hainan), with at least one family member of Chinese nationality.

The "large provinces" were representative at the regional level, which could contribute to provincial population inferences and cross-region comparisons.

The third sampling stage is a systematic selection of housing units from street listing with random starting point and equal probability method.

The target sample of CFPS consists of 16,000 households in 25 provinces/municipalities/autonomous regions in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Hainan), representing 95% of the Chinese population.

An eligible household refers to an independent economic unit that lives in a residential community and one or more family members are of Chinese nationality.