The Analysis of Urban-rural Income Gap in Status and Income Source Contribution

In 1997~2009 urban-rural income gap in status is in upward trend in overall.The urban-rural income gap in the underdeveloped regions is more serious than in the coastal regions.The results of decomposition of income sources shows the contribution of wage income is the highest and the contribution of operating income and transfer income have showed the shift in the trend,and the contribution of property income is minimal.Generally,improve the level of education while maintaining the urban and rural education equity,maintaining the urban and rual public service equtity and stable for an orderly process of urbanization.