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Data on China Household data on China is scarce and hard to find. I’ll try to keep this list growing so please let me know if you have any comments or additions. Basic situation Lohmar, Zhang and Gale (2004) provide some introductory words on household data in China. As for large-scale survey work, there has been data collection on agricultural production since 1949, but that data is scant and prone to biases. Since 1977 an annual survey of 68,000 households (with a 3-year rotation) has been organized by the National Bureau of Statistics. The Ministry of Agriculture surveys 21,000 households yearly in a panel since 1986. Lohmar, B., Zhang, L. and Gale, F. (2004) New Opportunities for Economic Analysis with Rural Household Data in China Presentation, online http://www.nass.usda.gov/mexsai/presentations/datainchina.ppt (accessed February 5, 2006) Data links China Dimensions at the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) http://sedac.ciesin.org/china/ · Mainly GIS-coded data down to the county level · Generally data from the early 1990s, though some longer series are available · Holds basic maps, and some on economics and public health China Health and Family Life Survey (CHFLS) at the University of Chicago http://www.src.uchicago.edu/prc/chfls.php · Survey on sexual behaviors in China 1999-2000 · Covers 18 provinces, 83 communities with 5,000 individuals China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/china · Includes panel data from waves in 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004 (2006 is funded at this point) · One of the most widely used surveys for micro-level research on China · Still ongoing; revisions and new data are posted occasionally China Population Information and Research Center (CPIRC) http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/datalist.htm · List of various datasources starting in 1982. Mainly census data and supplements · Data needs to be purchased Gansu Human Capital Project at Penn http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/china/index.htm · Links to several recent or ongoing surveys: Gansu Survey of Children and Families, Rural School networks, and Human Capital in China’s Urban Labor Market World Bank China LSMS http://www.worldbank.org/html/prdph/lsms/country/china/chnhome.html · Basic LSMS for Hebei and Liaoning provinces 1996-1997 · 780 households in 31 villages Last updated September 20, 2006