Brief
Introduction
Main
Contents and Sources of Data
I.
This chapter consists of three parts: divisions of administrative areas,
summary
data on the national economy and social development and data on the social and
economic development of the ethnic minority autonomous regions, which are
compiled by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Department of Comprehensive
Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics and Department of Economic
Development of the State Commission on Ethnic Affairs
respectively.
II.
Data on
divisions of administrative areas in
III. The
summary data on the national economy reflect the overall situation of the
economic and social development by presenting further processed statistics
including growth, structure, ratio, and efficiency data derived from other
chapters.
IV.
Data on the ethnic minority autonomous regions and the ethnic minorities are
collected from the surveys conducted by areas. A statistical reporting form
system on the economic and social development in the ethnic minority autonomous
regions has been established jointly by the State Commission on Ethnic Affairs
and the National Bureau of Statistics and implemented by the ethnic affairs
commissions and the statistical bureaus of 20 provinces and autonomous regions.
The reporting form system covers all units under the jurisdiction of the 5
ethnic minority autonomous regions, 30 autonomous prefectures and 120 autonomous
counties. Duplicated counts are excluded in the national tabulation. Methodology
of data collection is complete enumeration.
In addition, data on the public health of the ethnic minority autonomous regions
are provided by the Ministry of Health, and data on the divisions of
administrative areas of the ethnic minority autonomous regions are tabulated and
prepared in accordance with the Concise Edition of the Divisions of
Administrative Areas compiled by the Ministry of Civil
Affairs.