F2 L&S Module 24

Assignment
Correction
Consumption modes of
Chinese citizens
Corrections
+ Do the corrections on single-lined paper with the question
numbers labelled clearly
+ Submit the corrections according to the instruction of your
teacher
+ Copy the full answer of the question once if you have made
any mistake on that question
+ For any question, you can raise it after the explanation of the
teacher or ask your question through emails afterwards
General reminder on writing
answers
+ Must answer in COMPLETE sentence
+ Put down unit in the answer, if needed
(e.g. percentage sign à %; dollar sign à $)
+ Write the answer points by using ‘First’, ‘Second’,
‘Third’, especially for the question has specified clearly
the number of points needed
(e.g. State TWO reasons à ‘First……Second……’)
(a) Identify the THREE expenditure items which fell the most in
urban residents’ consumption between 1995 and 2017. Calculate
the percentage changes respectively. (3 marks)

+ Firstly, the expenditure on food of urban residents fell

the most that it dropped by 21.5%.
+ Secondly, the expenditure on clothing also decreased
by 6.3%.
+ Lastly, the expenditure on household facilities, articles
and services fell by 1.2%.
(b) Identify the THREE expenditure items which increased the
most in urban residents’ consumption between 1995 and 2017.
Calculate the percentage changes respectively. (3 marks)

+ Firstly, the expenditure on residence of urban residents

increased the most that it rose by 15.1%.
+ Secondly, the expenditure on transport and
communications also increased by 8.3%.
+ Lastly the expenditure on healthcare and medical
services increased by 4.1%.
(c) Describe the changes in the consumption expenditure of rural
residents between 1995 and 2017. (5 marks)
Requirement:
+ Identify the items WITH changes in expenditure accurate
(include increase AND decrease)
+ Fully use the data
food -27.4% Choose at least
clothing -1.3% 1 item to
residence +7.6% describe

Transport and communications +11.1%

Choose 3/4
Healthcare and medical services +6.5%
items to
Household facilities, articles and services +0.6% describe
Cultural, educational and recreational articles and services +2.9%
Suggested answer

+ Both the expenditure on food and clothing of rural residents

declined between 1995 and 2017. The proportion on
consumption dropped by 27.4% and 1.3% respectively.
+ In opposite, the expenditure on residence, transport and
communications and healthcare and medical services
increased between 1995 and 2017. The proportion on
consumption increased by 7.6%, 11.1% and 6.5%
respectively.
(d) Identify ONE similarity and ONE difference in the changes of
the consumption modes between urban and rural residents. (2
marks)
Similarity:
+ There was a large fall in the proportion of food in urban and rural residents’
consumption composition OR
+ There was an increase in the proportion of residence in urban and rural
residents’ consumption expenditure
Difference:
+ The consumption expenditure on household facilities, articles and services of
urban residents decreased while that of the rural residents increased OR
+ The consumption expenditure on residence increased the most among urban
residents while the largest increase in expenditure for rural residents was
transport and communications
(e) State TWO reasons to explain how Chinese residents’ living
standard changed as reflected by the changes identified in the
answers of (a)-(c). (4 marks)

Requirement:
+ State TWO reasons
(e.g. income rise, rise in property price, improvement in China’s economy,
improvement in technology, etc.)

+ Explain the cause-and-effect relation of how the reason

[cause] has changed the living standard [effect] of Chinese
residents
+ Explanation is consistent with the changes in the
consumption modes reflected by the data
Suggested answer
+ The income of Chinese residents rises. They can have extra money to
spend on other needs instead of daily necessities only such as
food. [reflected by a large fall in the proportion of food]
+ There was a sharp rise in property prices on the mainland. Chinese
residents face higher financial burden for housing. [reflected by the
increase in the proportion of residence]
+ The economy of China has improved. Chinese residents are now
emphasizing more on physical and mental health after meeting the basic
needs. [reflected by the increase in the proportions of transport and
communications, healthcare and medical services]
+ The technology has been advanced. The advancement in technology
improved the living condition of Chinese residents, especially rural
residents, that they can enjoy using more varieties of household facilities
such as water supply and air-conditioning. [reflected by the rise in the
expenditure of household facilities, articles and services among rural
residents]
Common mistakes

+ Able to state the reason, but lack explanation on the

impact on the living standard of Chinese residents
+ Repeat citing the data as the explanation