Zhaopin: Chinese White-collar Workers Experiencing Anxiety and Loneliness
Zhaopin: Chinese White-collar Workers Experiencing Anxiety and Loneliness
BEIJING, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhaopin Limited ("Zhaopin" or the "Company"), a leading career platform in China focused on matching talent with skills and opportunities through their career lifecycle, today released 2018 Research Report on the Living Status of White-collar Workers. The report found that the majority of white-collar workers in China were experiencing anxiety and loneliness.
Based on survey of nearly 20,000 white-collar workers in China, the report presents the status of their living situation, health condition, mentality and career expectations.
Highlights of living status for which-collar workers:
-- About 45.1% of white-collar workers were renting apartments, and 22.2%
bought their own condominiums with mortgages.
-- For their daily commute, 55% of white-collar workers took public
transportation, 17.7% drove private cars and 10.3% rode bicycles.
-- Nearly 70% of white-collar workers believed they were healthy or very
healthy, and 54.7% enjoyed good or very good sleep with no insomnia.
-- About 52.9% of white-collar workers experienced feelings of loneliness
in their daily lives. Having no companion or friends were the top
reasons for feeling lonely.
-- Anxiety has become part of the daily lives for white-collar workers.
More than 90% of them felt anxiety often or occasionally. "Low salary"
and "no clear career path" were the top causes for anxiety.
-- Nearly 70% of white-collar workers were dissatisfied with their
salaries, and believed that their current salaries were below their
expectations and did not match their skills.
-- For the next 12 months, 36.6% of white-collar workers would seek to
change jobs and 17.3% hoped for a promotion with pay rise.
LIFE
About 45% of white-collar workers rent apartments
According to Zhaopin's survey, 45.1% of white-collar workers were renting apartments. The percentage was even higher in first-tier cities with 68.8% in Shenzhen and 58.6% in Beijing. Also 22.2% of white-collar workers bought their own condominiums with mortgages.
Living status of white-collar workers in 2018
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Status Percentage
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Renting own apartment 18.1%
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Renting apartment with friends 16.0%
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Renting apartment with strangers 11.0%
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Bought condo without mortgage 6.6%
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Bought condo with mortgage 22.2%
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Living with parents 11.8%
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Living in company dorms 11.2%
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Others 3.1%
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About 70% of white-collar workers spent less than RMB20 for lunch on average each day, for a meal as simple as a lunch box, a bowl of noodles, or a sandwich. White-collar workers in finance and culture/media/entertainment/sports sectors normally spent more on lunch, as they had higher salaries and worked in downtown areas.
Average workday spending on lunch in 2018
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Cost (RMB) Percentage
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Within 20 69.6%
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21 to 30 23.0%
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31 to 40 4.4%
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41 to 50 1.5%
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51 to 99 0.9%
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100 to 199 0.2%
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Over 200 0.3%
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For their daily commute, 55% of white-collar workers took public transportation, while 17.7% drove private cars and 10.3% rode bicycles.
Commute of white-collar workers in 2018
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Method Percentage
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Public transportation 55.0%
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Taxi 4.8%
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Private car 17.7%
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Bicycle 10.3%
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Walking 8.8%
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Others 3.4%
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Confident in health and enjoying good sleep
Nearly 70% of white-collar workers believed they were healthy or very healthy, and 27.5% thought that they were not in healthy condition.
Health status of white-collar workers in 2018
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Status Percentage
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Very healthy 17.0%
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Healthy 52.8%
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Unhealthy 25.9%
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Very unhealthy 1.6%
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Not clear 2.6%
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Reasons for being unhealthy included an irregular work/rest schedule and often staying up late, according to 29.1 percent of workers, while 28.4% believed it was caused by lack of a proper workout.
Reasons for unhealthy conditions in 2018
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Reason Percentage
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Irregular work and rest and often staying up late 29.1%
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Lack of a workout 28.4%
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Heavy work pressure with overtime and travel 17.1%
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Unbearable pressure from work and life 10.9%
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Unhealthy environment 9.3%
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Congenital diseases 1.3%
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Others 4.0%
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About 54.7% of white-collar workers enjoyed good or very good sleep without any insomnia.
Sleep quality of white-collar workers in 2018
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Quality Percentage
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Good with almost no insomnia 40.6%
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Very good with no insomnia 14.1%
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So-so 28.7%
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Bad with occasional insomnia 13.3%
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Very poor with insomnia 3.3%
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WORK
Feeling lonely and anxious
With the fast pace of work and life, about 52.9% of white-collar workers experienced feelings of loneliness in their daily lives.
Loneliness status of white-collar workers in 2018
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Status Percentage
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Yes 52.9%
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No 37.9%
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Can't tell 9.3%
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Having no companion or friends were the top reasons for white-collar workers to feel lonely. The environment and mainstream culture also contributed to their loneliness.
Reasons for loneliness in 2018
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Reason Percentage
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Living alone in big cities 17.0%
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No companion 19.2%
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No friends with same values 17.6%
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Could not fit into environment 15.1%
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Could not fit into mainstream culture 8.0%
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Not clear 17.3%
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Others 5.7%
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Nearly 40% of white-collar workers believed that "making money" could help them ease loneliness, which seemed to imply that their loneliness was actually caused by financial insecurities.
Ways to ease loneliness in 2018
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Reason Percentage
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Companion 22.2%
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Making money 39.4%
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Friends 14.6%
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Learning to live alone 16.7%
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No way to get rid of it 5.1%
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Others 2.1%
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Anxiety has become part of the daily lives for white-collar workers in China. According to Zhaopin's survey, more than 90% of them felt anxiety often or occasionally.
Anxiety status of white-collar workers in 2018
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Status Percentage
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Sometimes 62.4%
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Often 32.5%
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Not clear 0.7%
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Never 4.4%
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"Low salary" and "no clear career path" were the top causes for anxiety among white-collar workers. Heavy economic burdens, including supporting parents, children's education and mortgages, made them even more anxious.
Reasons for anxiety in 2018
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Reason Percentage
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Low salary and could not support quality life 29.9%
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Too busy with work and no leisure time 11.6%
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No clear career path 27.9%
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Still single 8.2%
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Supporting parents 6.9%
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Children's education 5.4%
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Mortgages and car loans 8.2%
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Others 1.9%
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Nearly 70% dissatisfied with salaries
Nearly 70% of white-collar workers were dissatisfied with their salaries and believed that their current salaries were below their expectations and did not match their skills.
Attitudes towards salaries in 2018
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Attitude Percentage
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Below expectation and does not match skills 66.5%
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Satisfied 25.3%
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Not clear 7.0%
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Beyond expectation 1.3%
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"Salary below expectations" was also white-collar workers' biggest source of dissatisfaction towards their jobs, according to Zhaopin's survey.
Dissatisfactions with jobs in 2018
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Dissatisfaction Percentage
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Salary below expectations 32.7%
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Welfare package 10.1%
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Superior-subordinate relationship 3.6%
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Relations with co-workers 1.6%
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Promotion limits 13.9%
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Uncertain prospects of companies 15.5%
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Imbalance of work and life 10.7%
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Not interested in current work 9.0%
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Others 2.8%
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As to reasons for their below-expected salaries, 40.9% of white-collar workers said their competences were not recognized by their companies. High living costs also made their salaries appeared deficient in comparison.
Reasons for below-expectation salaries in 2018
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Reason Percentage
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Competence not recognized by company 40.9%
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High living costs 27.6%
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Not interested in current work 11.8%
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Not competent 7.7%
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Others 12.0%
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Zhaopin found in its survey that 34.5% of white-collar workers had never received a pay raise, and another 31% got pay increases below 10% recently.
Recent pay raise for white-collar workers
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Raise Percentage
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Never 34.5%
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1% to 10% 31.0%
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10% to 20% 18.3%
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20% to 30% 8.2%
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30% to 40% 3.9%
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Over 40% 4.1%
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For their plans for the next 12 months, 36.6% of white-collar workers would seek to change jobs and 17.3% hoped for promotion with a pay raise.
Next 12-month plan for white-collar workers
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Plan Percentage
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Changing jobs 36.6%
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Promoted with pay raise 17.3%
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Pay raise 15.9%
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Feeling lost with no plan 10.7%
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Down-to-earth and working hard 8.4%
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Starting own business 4.4%
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Getting promoted 4.1%
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Maintaining current situation 1.1%
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Others 1.6%
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For more information, please contact:
Zhaopin Limited
Ms. Serena Sun
roujia.sun@zhaopin.com.cn
ICR Beijing
Mr. Edmond Lococo
Phone: +86 10 6583-7510
Edmond.Lococo@icrinc.com
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