Report on Chinese Internet social mentality published

The post-1980 generation

Among those born a decade earlier, 19.4 percent are very optimistic about the country's future economic development and 70.6 percent are "cautiously optimistic"; only 10 percent said they were pessimistic.

This group mostly likes to engage in social activities and shopping via the Internet, with 70.0 percent making friends on Weibo, about 14 percent more than the post-1950 generation. About 50.1 percent of the 1980s generation engage in online shopping, about 31 percentage points higher than the post-1950s generation.

The post-1980 generation mostly likes to engage in social activities and shopping via the Internet

The post-1980 group's online activities focus mainly on economic interests, and the frequency of their efforts to ensure personal rights protection is the highest among all five groups. This generation pays comparatively high attention to income distribution and has comparatively low satisfaction with it.