BRUSSELS, March 20 -- Upward mobility are more important for Chinese people than the Europeans, a survey for difference between the two sides showed on Thursday.

The survey, conducted by market research agency Motivaction International, aimed to show the differences between the Chinese and the Europeans in categories like culture,lifestyle, consumer behaviour, etc.

The survey said that the Europeans indicate much less often than Chinese that they feel they are part of a working class.

The survey showed that Europeans indicate more frequently that they do "nothing" in their spare time. Chinese spend their time more often singing, shopping, playing computer games and riding bikes.

According to the survey,Chinese think more often than Europeans that you may enjoy something only when you have earned it, while Europeans think more often that you may also enjoy something without having earned it.

The survey sample in China is comprised of 2,662 respondents. The combined survey samples in Europe are comprised of a total of 17,606 respondents in Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Britain.