Dataset on Chinese Residents’ Digital Competence and Common Prosperity

This dataset comprises data on Chinese residents’ digital competence and common prosperity levels for the years 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, covering 25 provincial-level administrative regions. It includes both individual-level and provincial-level data. The main data sources are the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and the China Statistical Yearbook for the corresponding years.The dataset consists of three main categories of variables: (1) digital competence and its multiple dimensions; (2) indicators of common prosperity; (3) mechanism and control variables used in regression analysis.Variable construction follows the research design and data availability. Detailed definitions can be referenced from the original study and may be further adapted according to specific analytical needs.