The origin of China's family dynamic tracking survey

In 2004, when Peking University was designing the second phase of the "985 Project", several social science departments put forward the idea of establishing a national survey database.

On this basis, in order to integrate resources, on July 1 1, 2005, Lin Jianhua, Executive Vice President of Peking University, held a meeting in Xiangshan Hotel attended by experts and principals from various departments of social sciences in Peking University, as well as Professor Zhou Xueguang from Stanford University and Professor Li Zhongqing from the University of Michigan. After a day's discussion, it was reached that Peking University will set up institutions and projects to conduct a family dynamic follow-up survey in China. At that time, it was decided to set up a preparatory group, with Professor Lin Yifu, then director of the China Center for Economic Research of Peking University, as the team leader and Professor Ma Rong, then head of the Department of Sociology of Peking University, as the deputy team leader, and immediately started the preparatory work.

At the beginning of 5438+February 2005, the preparatory group formed the Report on the Establishment of Peking University China Social Investigation Institute and the Follow-up Survey of Chinese Family Dynamics (Draft), which was written by Professor Qiu Zeqi from the Department of Sociology of Peking University.

On February 28th, 2005, Professor Xie Yu from the University of Michigan visited the Sociology Department of Peking University. Professor Ma Rong, then head of the department, called some members of the preparatory group to discuss with Professor Xie Yu. Talking about the investigation institutions and projects under construction in Peking University, Professor Xie Yu introduced the PSID (American Family Income Dynamic Survey) of the University of Michigan, and expressed support for the idea of family follow-up survey in Peking University.

On the basis of collecting opinions from all sides, the preparatory group formally submitted the Report on the Establishment of Social Investigation Institute in China, Peking University and the Follow-up Survey of Chinese Family Dynamics (Draft for Review) to Peking University on March 18, 2006.

Since then, under the auspices of Lin Jianhua, the executive vice president, the Ministry of Social Sciences of Peking University and the preparatory group have been instructed to further discuss and negotiate with the personnel of nine social science departments and other personnel on the functions, authorities, plans and names of the investigation institutions and projects to be established. On August 29th, 2006, Peking University issued the Notice on the Establishment of China Social Science Investigation Center of Peking University, and formally established the China Social Science Investigation Center of Peking University. Under the auspices of Professor Lin Yifu, Peking University appointed Professor Qiu Zeqi as the director of the Center, responsible for designing and implementing the "China Family Dynamic Tracking Survey" (CFPS).

In order to ensure that the work of the investigation center can be effectively supervised and better coordinated with the research needs of relevant departments, on September 9, 2006/kloc-0, Peking University issued the Notice on Establishing the Management Committee of the Social Science Investigation Center in Peking University, China, and formally established the Management Committee of the Social Science Investigation Center in Peking University, China. Professor Yao Yang, then deputy director of China Economic Research Center of Peking University, was appointed as the director of the management committee, including 65,438 people from 9 social science departments. I am a member of the committee.

On March 3rd, 2007, at the suggestion of the director of the survey center and with the approval of the management committee, the China Social Science Survey Center of Peking University established the Academic Advisory Council of the China Social Science Survey Center of Peking University, and invited Professor Xie Yu from the University of Michigan as its chairman, with more than 30 professors from all over the world as its members.

After two test surveys in 2008-2009, in order to ensure the formal survey in 20 10, the management committee approved the establishment of the "China Family Dynamic Tracking Survey Executive Committee", with Professor Qiu Zeqi as the director and Professor Chen Yuyu (Economics), Professor Ding Xiaohao (Education) and Professor Xie Yu (Demography) as the directors. In 20 10, the survey center organized a survey in 25 provinces (cities) in China, which laid the foundation for the follow-up survey.