Rich people feel 'insecure'
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-07-20 10:23
Chinese millionaires feel insecure and troubled, even as they enjoy the
social status and the sense of accomplishment their wealth brings.
That's
the finding of a survey by the Guangzhou-based newspaper Nanfang Weekend, which
has selected 80 persons for its annual domestic wealth creator list every year
since 2004.
Before the newspaper released this year's list, it sent
questionnaires to 60 of the listed millionaires to study their attitudes toward
faith, marriage, life, career and money, and received 33 answers that it
considered valid.
The surveyed millionaires have an average wealth of 2.2
billion yuan (US$275 million) and range in age from 33 to 68. More than half of
them have had higher education.
"The millionaires we chose in this survey
are either from East China or South China, where private businesses started and
have a relatively better environment for private enterprises' development," said
Cao Xin, in charge of the project.
The survey also found that a majority
of the millionaires love and hate money at the same time.
Seven out of
the 33 surveyed even said annoyance is the main thing money has brought them
along with social status and a sense of accomplishment.
Sociologists
agreed that the results of the survey turned out to be quite believable.
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