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Table 1 Summary of variables for WRDDM in step 1 among 29 areas, from 2003 to 2009

From: A productivity analysis considering environmental pollution and diseases in China

Variable name

Description of variables

Mean

St. d.

Labor

Definition

Labor of 3 sectors (agriculture, industry, and service sector)

2,396

1,548

Unit

10 thousands of person

  

Source

China statistical yearbook

  

Capital

Definition

Net value of capital stock of 3 sectors (agriculture, industry, and service sector)

16,461

13,019

Unit

100 million yuan

  

Source:

Shan 2008 [24]

  

Gross regional product (GRP)

Definition

GRP of 3 sectors (agriculture, industry, and service sector)

8,342

7,209

Unit

100 million yuan

  

Source

China statistical yearbook

  

Waste gas

Definition

Waste gas of industry sector

11,468

9,144

Unit

100 million m3

  

Source

China statistical yearbook

  

Wastewater

Definition

Waste water of industry sector and household sector

183,665

143,230

Unit

10 thousand tons

  

Source

China statistical yearbook

  

Patients

Definition

Sum of inpatient and outpatient number

8,845

6,769

Unit

10 thousands of person

  

Source

China health statistical yearbook

  

Infectious diseases

Definition

Sum of 21 types of infectious diseases case number

110,914

69,943

Unit

1 person

  

Source

China health statistical yearbook

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