Brief Introduction
I. Main Content:
Data in this chapter mainly show the development of culture,
sports, public health, news and publication, radio broadcasting, films and
televisions.
Data on culture cover mainly the situations on institutions,
personnel and business activities of arts (performing groups and venues),
libraries, museums, cultural centers, archives, cultural stations,
broadcasting, films, televisions, news and publication. Data on sports cover
mass sports (sports for all) and athletics sports, including mainly the number
of staff and workers in sports departments, number of stadiums and gymnasiums,
achievements in athletic sport events, number of persons who have come up to
the National Physical Training Program Standards and the international
exchanges of sport delegations. Data on public health include mainly the number
of institutions, personnel, hospital beds, number of patients treated and
in-patients, major diseases as the causes of death and the proportion to the
total deaths, the incidence of, and the deaths caused by infectious diseases,
estimation of health cost, etc.
II. Sources of Data
Data are collected and tabulated in accordance with the
statistical reporting schemes stipulated by the departments concerned. Data on
the causes of arts, libraries, mass culture are provided by the Ministry of
Culture. Data on archives are from National Bureau of Archives. Data on
broadcasting, film and television are mainly from State Administration of
Broadcasting, Film and Television. Data on news and publication are mainly
provided by the State Agency of News and Publication. Data on sports are mainly
from the State Sports Administration. Data on public health are mainly from the
Ministry of Public Health.
Detailed
information please refer to “China Cultural Relics Yearbook” (Department
of Financial Management, Ministry of Culture), “Collection of China News and
Publication Statistical Information” (Department of Financial Management,
State Agency of News and Publication), “Collection of Broadcasting, Film and
Television Statistics” (Department of Financial Management, State
Administration of Broadcasting, Film and Television and “Annual Statistical
Yearbook on National Health Care” (