Alternative Data Sources

Central Statistics Organization

The original version of the China subregional model had a population series that ran from 1960 through 2013. The original data dictionary entry for this series said that the population series was sourced from the Central Statistics Organization and that there was data for 1999 and 2003, which was clearly incorrect. The original source has not been found and because the source could not be verified and some of the data appeared questionable, this population series is not being used. The largest issue with the data was the appearance of possible sorting errors and some large transient data points, most noticably in Chongqing during years prior to 1997, when it became a municipality.