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A migrant worker at a railway station.
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Migrant laborers in Chinese cities earn an average of 966 yuan (US$120.75) per month, much more than the average farmer, but still very low compared to urban residents.
The per capita monthly income for half of the migrant laborers is less than 800 yuan, with 19.67 percent below 500 yuan, according to a latest survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Ten percent of the 29,425 migrant workers surveyed have a monthly income of 1,500 yuan.
Migrant workers are mostly poor farmers who leave the countryside to find jobs in cities. There are more than 100 million migrant workers in China.
The average income of Chinese farmers is about one fourth that of the urban residents earn.
The shrinking of farmlands are producing a bigger army of migrant workers in the country and has caused many social troubles.
The survey shows that jobs in east China are the most lucrative for migrant workers, who earn an average of 1090 yuan per month there, compared with 880 yuan and 835 yuan in the central and western regions.
Migrant laborers spend an average of 463 yuan per month; 72 yuan on accommodation, 235 yuan on food and 47 yuan on recreation.
To improve their professional skills, half of the respondents received vocational training , while 24.1 percent were self-taught.
Of the 5,065 respondents who brought children with them to the cities, only 1.05 percent had seen their children drop out of school, and 49.2 percent had to pay an average registration fee of 1,226 yuan in addition to regular tuition fees.
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目前，我国城市外来民工的月工资平均为966元，远高于普通农民的月收入，但与城市居民相比仍处于较低水平。
据国家统计局的一项最新调查显示，我国一半民工的人均月收入低于800元，19.67％的民工月收入低于500元。
在参加调查的29425名民工中，10％的人月收入达到1500元。
我国民工大多是从农村进城打工的贫困农民，目前数量已超过1亿。
我国农民的平均月收入只有城市居民的四分之一左右。
农田面积的不断缩小造成民工队伍的日趋壮大，同时也带来很多社会问题。
调查显示，我国东部地区的民工最"富"，月平均收入达到1090元，而中西部地区民工的月收入则相对较低，分别为880元和835元。
我国民工的月花销平均为463元，其中，住宿72元，饮食235元，休闲47元。
为了提高专业技能，有一半的受调查民工接受过职业培训，24.1％的人是自学"成才"。
在5065名携子女入城的民工中，只有1.05％的人的子女辍学，而49.2％的民工除向学校缴纳学费外，还要缴纳“登记费” 平均1226元。
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