1998 China Statistical Yearbook

China Statistical Yearbook 1998 is published in both English and Chinese by the China Statistical Publication House of the State Statistical Bureau of the People's Republic of China. It is available in paper version and CD version. The CD version includes digital tables for both the 1997 and 1998 yearbooks. The 1998 yearbook contains national and provincial data for the year 1997, as well as major time series of national indices from 1949-1997. It includes data in the following categories: administrative division and natural resources; general survey, population; employment and wage; investment in fixed assets; public finance; prices; people's livelihood; agriculture; industry; energy and production materials; transportation, postal and telecommunication services; construction; domestic trade; foreign trade and tourism; banking and insurance; urban development; education, science, patents and culture; sports, health care, social welfare and others.

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orangeball.gif (327 bytes) The 1990 China County Boundary GIS Data

The 1990 China county boundary GIS Data was developed by a team from CIESIN , CASM (Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping) and CITAS (China in Time and Space, a joint project of University of Washington, University of Michigan, University of California at Davis and CIESIN). The data is at a scale of one to one million (1:1M) and stored in ARC/INFO(r) export format. The data includes geographical locations, areas, provincial names, county names, local names, and codes for each administrative division.

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orangeball.gif (327 bytes) The 1990 Population Census and Agriculture Data at County-Level

The 1990 Population Census and Agriculture Data were developed by CITAS (China in Time and Space) project funded by CIESIN under the NASA grant NASG-2901 and the Ford Foundation grant No.995-0669. The data are stored in dBase IV(r) and ARC/INFO(r) export formats, which can be linked to the 1990 China county boundary GIS map. The population census data include: Urban-Rural Residence, Age-Sex distribution, Education, Illiteracy, Marital status, Births, Deaths, Immigrants, Industrial/Economic activities, Occupation, and Ethnicity. The agriculture data include: Rural population, Rural labor force, Rural labor force in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing, Labor force in rural industry, Areas of landuse, Agricultural consumption, Agricultural mechanization and Agricultural outputs.

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orangeball.gif (327 bytes) The County Statistics from the 1990 and1991 Provincial Economic Yearbooks

The 1990/1991 Provincial Economic Yearbook Data was developed by the CITAS (China in Time and Space) project funded by CIESIN under the NASA grant NASG-2901 and the Ford Foundation grant No.995-0669. The County-Level Data is stored in dBase IV(r) and in ARC/INFO(r), which can be linked to 1990 China county boundary GIS map. The data include: natural resources, population, employment, wage, finance, prices, people's livelihood, agriculture, construction, industry, energy, production materials, transportation, postal and telecommunication services, environmental, education, science, patents, culture, banking, insurance, trade, tourism, sports, health care, and social welfare.

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List of China Socioeconomic Data

China Macroeconomic Statistics (1997)
Sources: State Statistical Bureau of China.

China provincial statistics (1978-1995)
Sources: China Regional Economy, 1996.

The provincial economic yearbooks at county-Level (1990-1995)
Sources: UM, CIESIN, and CITAS at UW.

The 1990 population census data at county level
Sources: UC Davis, CIESIN, and CITAS at UW.

The 1982 population census data at county level
Sources: Oxford University Press.

Hospitals and epidemiology stations data at county level, 1950-1985
Sources: CITAS at the University of Washington.

The 1982 population census 1% sample data by households
Sources: The State Statistics Bureau of China.

China Agricultural Statistics (1949-95)
Sources: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Ministry of Agriculture, People's Republic of China.

A Data Compilation of the Survey on China's Support Systems for the Elderly.1994.
Sources: Hua Ling Press.

Database of China’s Manufacturers

Database of China’s Importers & Exporters

Database of China’s Custom Statistics

China Business Guide (electronic book)

Database of 700,000 enterprises in China

Database of China’s Custom

China’s Tariffs

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List of China GIS Data

China National Boundary, Dec. 1990
National level boundaries with generalized coastline corresponding to end-of-year administrative geography used for statistical reporting, and mid year geography used for population census. Sources: CASM; CIESIN.

Provincial Boundary, Dec. 1990
Provincial boundaries with generalized coastline corresponding to end-of-year administrative geography used for statistical reporting, and mid year geography used for population census. Sources: CASM/CIESIN.

County Boundary, Dec. 1990
County level boundaries with generalized coastline corresponding to end-of-year administrative geography used for statistical reporting, and mid year geography used for population census. Sources: CASM; CIESIN.

Population Density, 1995
5 km grid size, Estimate of 1995 population based on national growth rates from the published 1990 provincial totals. Sources: NCGIA, UNEP / GRID.

County Population, 1990
Data extracted from Census and Regional Systems Data, 1990 (ChinaA), Sources: UC Davis (Prof. G. William Skinner); UW (China in Time and Space project).

County Employment, 1990
County Level Industry, Employment and Occupation Statistics, 1990. It includes employment in Ag/Forestry, and employment in industry. Sources: UW; UC Davis.

Agricultural /Non-Agricultural Mask for all of China
1 km grid derived from various map sources.

Land Use Map of China
1:1M scale, eight land use classes are extracted from the Land Use Map of China in raster form at 10 km resolution. Classes include cultivated land, garden, forest, grassland, water, urban, industrial, and barren. Sources: Derived by ERIM from Land Use Map of China, CAS.

China Land Characterization Map, 1992
1:2M scale AVHRR time series remote sensing data clustered into 200 groups with each group labeled by country specialists and the clusters aggregated into 17 scene classes. Source: EDC.

Digital Elevation Model of China
One kilometer elevation grid data assembled by EROS Data Center for the International Geosphere and Biosphere Program, (IGBP). Sources: EDC; ERIM.

Roads of China
1:1M scale. Categories of roads include: Dual lane highway (divided), primary or secondary roads or highways, tracks, trails or footpaths, and connectors. Data derived from Operational Navigation Charts (ONC) and automated as part of the Digital Chart of the World (DCW) project. Sources: DCW / NIMA.

Roads Map of China
1:4.5M scale. Scanned road map depicting major highways and semi-major highways. Source: CAS.

Railroads of China
1:1M scale. Categories of railways include single track, double track, light railways, and connectors. Sources: DCW / NIMA.

Oil in China
1:20M scale map with oil fields, major pipe lines, tanker ports, refineries, and oil basins. Source: U.S. Government.

Coal in China
1:20M scale. Coal ports, coal mines, and major coal deposits are identified on this map. Source: U.S. Government.

Power in China
1:20M scale map with electric, thermal, hydro, and nuclear power plants in addition to sub-stations, and major power lines. Source: U.S. Government.

Hydrology Map of China
Derived from Digital Chart of the World. Lakes and rivers are extracted from ONC charts. Sources: DCW / NIMA.

Soil Map of China
1:5M scale. This vector coverage contains 106 soil units, 26 major soil units, 12 phase classes, classification for land units that are "non-soils", slope classes, texture classes, and permafrost classes. Source: FAO.

Reporting Weather Stations
Point locations of weather stations reporting during the period 1951 to 1988. Source: ORNL.

Annual Mean Temperature
10 km scale. Derived by ERIM from Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Rasterized annual mean temperature for the period 1951 - 1988. Sources: ERIM; ORNL.

Annual Precipitation
10 km scale. Derived by ERIM from Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Rasterized annual precipitation for the period 1951 - 1988. Sources: ERIM; ORNL.

Sulfur Dioxide Emission
100 km grid size, projection for 2020 emission based on current growth rates.

Average Tropospheric Ozone Map of Eastern China
30 arc second grid of Ozone concentration. Source: George Tech.

Average Monthly Temperature
10 km scale. Derived by ERIM from Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Rasterized average monthly temperature for the period 1951 - 1988. Sources: ERIM; ORNL.

Average Monthly Precipitation
10 km scale. Derived by ERIM from Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Rasterized average monthly precipitation for the period 1951 - 1988. Sources: ERIM; ORNL.

Populated Places of China (DCW)
1:1M scale. Point locations of 15000 populated places. Place names available for approximately 5000. Sources: DCW / NIMA.

Urban Areas of China
1:1M scale. Polygon coverage of major urban areas. Sources: DCW / NIMA.

Major Cities of China
1:1M scale. Point coverage extracted for provincial capitols and major cities in China. Sources: DCW / NIMA.

Populated Places of China
Location and additional attribute information including population, administrative unit, and official status. Source: Griffth University.

Stable Lights of China
10 km grid size. Percentage in which VNIR emission was detected in cloud free conditions under a new moon between October 1994 and March 1995. Sources NOAA and NGDC.

Landsat Remote Sensing Data, (TM, MSS, SPOT)
Landsat path/row index map for available scenes of China. Sources: EDC, EOSAT, and RESTEC.

Landsat Scene
10:1 sub-sample image data. Sources: EOSAT, ERIM.

Time Series Tasseled Cap Greenness of China
Tasseled cap greenness and annualized biomass indicators for 1992 AVHRR composite data set. Source: CIESIN.

AVHRR Time Series Vegetation Remote Sensing Map
1 km. Monthly composites for April, June, August, and October. Source: CIESIN.

Land Use Map of China, 1988
1:1M scale. Rasterized images for selected map sheets (Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Beijing). Source: CAS.

Relief Map of China, 1988
1:10m scale. Synoptic, generalized representation of China land use circa 1980. Source: CAS.

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