Chinese General Social Survey 2021

The Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) began in 2003 and is the earliest national, comprehensive and continuous academic survey project in China. The CGSS system comprehensively collects data at multiple levels including society, community, family and individual, summarizes the trends of social change, explores issues of significant scientific and practical importance, promotes the openness and sharing of domestic scientific research, provides data materials for international comparative studies, and serves as a multi-disciplinary platform for economic and social data collection. At present, CGSS data has become the most important source of data for studying Chinese society and is widely used in scientific research, teaching and government decision-making.