Education cost top cause of family conflict, survey finds

BEIJING - The surging price of education has become the major cause of conflict between Chinese husbands and their wives, a recent survey has found.

Expensive education ranked as one of the top three difficulties facing Chinese families, with low incomes and nursing a sick family member the other two major concerns, a survey released by the All-China Women's Federation over the weekend found.

The survey polled 10,000 households in 10 provinces nationwide from last October to this April. The results were disclosed on May 15, the 17th International Day of Families.