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:
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 |
|
| Status |
Percentage |
| Renting own apartment |
18.1% |
| Renting apartment with friends |
16.0% |
| Renting apartment with strangers |
11.0% |
| Bought condo without mortgage |
6.6% |
| Bought condo with mortgage |
22.2% |
| Living with parents |
11.8% |
| Living in company dorms |
11.2% |
| Others |
3.1% |
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 |
|
| Cost (RMB) |
Percentage |
| Within 20 |
69.6% |
| 21 to 30 |
23.0% |
| 31 to 40 |
4.4% |
| 41 to 50 |
1.5% |
| 51 to 99 |
0.9% |
| 100 to 199 |
0.2% |
| Over 200 |
0.3% |
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 |
|
| Method |
Percentage |
| Public transportation |
55.0% |
| Taxi |
4.8% |
| Private car |
17.7% |
| Bicycle |
10.3% |
| Walking |
8.8% |
| Others |
3.4% |
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 |
|
| Status |
Percentage |
| Very healthy |
17.0% |
| Healthy |
52.8% |
| Unhealthy |
25.9% |
| Very unhealthy |
1.6% |
| Not clear |
2.6% |
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 |
|
| Reason |
Percentage |
| Irregular work and rest and often staying up late |
29.1% |
| Lack of a workout |
28.4% |
| Heavy work pressure with overtime and travel |
17.1% |
| Unbearable pressure from work and life |
10.9% |
| Unhealthy environment |
9.3% |
| Congenital diseases |
1.3% |
| Others |
4.0% |
About 54.7% of white-collar workers enjoyed good or very good sleep without any insomnia.
| Sleep quality of white-collar workers in 2018 |
|
| Quality |
Percentage |
| Good with almost no insomnia |
40.6% |
| Very good with no insomnia |
14.1% |
| So-so |
28.7% |
| Bad with occasional insomnia |
13.3% |
| Very poor with insomnia |
3.3% |
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 |
|
| Status |
Percentage |
| Yes |
52.9% |
| No |
37.9% |
| Can't tell |
9.3% |
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 |
|
| Reason |
Percentage |
| Living alone in big cities |
17.0% |
| No companion |
19.2% |
| No friends with same values |
17.6% |
| Could not fit into environment |
15.1% |
| Could not fit into mainstream culture |
8.0% |
| Not clear |
17.3% |
| Others |
5.7% |
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 |
|
| Reason |
Percentage |
| Companion |
22.2% |
| Making money |
39.4% |
| Friends |
14.6% |
| Learning to live alone |
16.7% |
| No way to get rid of it |
5.1% |
| Others |
2.1% |
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 |
|
| Status |
Percentage |
| Sometimes |
62.4% |
| Often |
32.5% |
| Not clear |
0.7% |
| Never |
4.4% |
"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 |
|
| Reason |
Percentage |
| Low salary and could not support quality life |
29.9% |
| Too busy with work and no leisure time |
11.6% |
| No clear career path |
27.9% |
| Still single |
8.2% |
| Supporting parents |
6.9% |
| Children's education |
5.4% |
| Mortgages and car loans |
8.2% |
| Others |
1.9% |
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 |
|
| Attitude |
Percentage |
| Below expectation and does not match skills |
66.5% |
| Satisfied |
25.3% |
| Not clear |
7.0% |
| Beyond expectation |
1.3% |
"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 |
|
| Dissatisfaction |
Percentage |
| Salary below expectations |
32.7% |
| Welfare package |
10.1% |
| Superior-subordinate relationship |
3.6% |
| Relations with co-workers |
1.6% |
| Promotion limits |
13.9% |
| Uncertain prospects of companies |
15.5% |
| Imbalance of work and life |
10.7% |
| Not interested in current work |
9.0% |
| Others |
2.8% |
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 |
|
| Reason |
Percentage |
| Competence not recognized by company |
40.9% |
| High living costs |
27.6% |
| Not interested in current work |
11.8% |
| Not competent |
7.7% |
| Others |
12.0% |
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 |
|
| Raise |
Percentage |
| Never |
34.5% |
| 1% to 10% |
31.0% |
| 10% to 20% |
18.3% |
| 20% to 30% |
8.2% |
| 30% to 40% |
3.9% |
| Over 40% |
4.1% |
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 |
|
| Plan |
Percentage |
| Changing jobs |
36.6% |
| Promoted with pay raise |
17.3% |
| Pay raise |
15.9% |
| Feeling lost with no plan |
10.7% |
| Down-to-earth and working hard |
8.4% |
| Starting own business |
4.4% |
| Getting promoted |
4.1% |
| Maintaining current situation |
1.1% |
| Others |
1.6% |
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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