Occupational Structure of Chinese Internet Users 0% 10% 20% 30% 25.2% Student 25.0% Leadership of Party and government 0.4% organs and public institutions 0.4% General staff of Party and government 4.9% organs and public institutions 4.3% 0.5% Corporate executives 0.5% 2.3% Middle-level management of companies 2.3% 12.4% Employees in enterprises or companies 11.9% 5.5% Technicians 4.8% 4.2% Employees in commercial service sectors 4.4% 2.6% Workers in manufacturing companies 4.5% 22.1% Self-employed businessmen/freelancers 22.7% 2.9% Migrant workers 1.8% Laborers engaged in agriculture, forestry, 5.7% husbandry and fishery 5.7% 4.1% Retirees 4.1% 5.7% The jobless,laid-off or unemployed 6.6% 2015 2016 Source： Statistical Survey on Internet Development in China 2016.12 Figure 45 Occupational Structure of Chinese Internet Users (V) Income Structure 15 Netizens with a middle-level monthly income are the largest group of China’s netizens. Up to December 2016 the proportions of netizens with a monthly income of RMB 2001-3000 and RMB 3001-5000 were respectively 17.7% and 23.2%. In 2016, as the number of low-income netizen group increased, the proportion of the netizen group with a monthly income of less than 1,000 increased by 1.2 percentage points over the end of 2015. 15 Specifically, the income of students includes living allowances provided by families, salary earned from work-study programs, scholarships and others. The income of peasants includes the living allowances provided by children, income of agricultural production, and government subsidy. The income of those who are jobless, laid off or unemployed includes the living allowances provided by children, government relief and subsidy, pension, and subsistence allowances. The income of retirees includes the living allowances provided by children and 48 pension. The 39th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China