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SIMP II: Enhancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Statistics in China

This project by Statistics Canada aims to improve China's environmental, social, and economic statistics through the development of survey frameworks, data analysis, and training programs. It focuses on addressing data gaps, creating specific accounts, and promoting the use of internationally recognized concepts. The project also includes pilot surveys and collaboration with regional statistical bureaus.

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SIMP II: Enhancing Environmental, Social, and Economic Statistics in China

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  1. Statistical Information Management Program (SIMP II) By Roger Jullion (Statistics Canada) OECD/NBS Workshop on National Accounts Haikou, China December 2009

  2. Background of Statistics Canada project • Statistical Information Management Program (SIMPII) • Project began in September 2006...6 year project • Three sub-projects • Environment statistics • Social Statistics • Economic Statistics • Business survey component • National accounts component Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  3. Environmental Statistics • Assist NBS in enhancing its environment statistics program, including the creation and development of environmental accounts • Suited to China conditions and national priorities • Uses internationally recognized and adopted concepts • An analysis of data availability has been undertaken to reveal data gaps • Priority data gaps being addressed by surveys • Specific accounts have been created for mineral resources, energy resources and pollution emissions • Initial results being compiled for three provinces Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  4. Environmental Statistics • Providing environmental accounting training and guidance • Workshop organized in collaboration with Chongqing Provincial Bureau of Statistics on Environment Accounting Systems who are producing pilot account • Methodology was prepared on how to calculate the hybrid emissions and energy accounts • Working on a Environment Protection Expenditure survey framework in the Chinese context • New division “National Assets and Resources-Environment Accounting” Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  5. Social Statistics Project: • Survey objectives: • To develop and carry out an integrated urban and rural household income and expenditure survey • Survey processes: • Put together an integrated sampling frame • Address the challenges of effectively surveying the mobile population • Integrate the urban and rural survey questionnaires • Standardize data processing (including editing, checking, supplementing and weighting) Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  6. Social Statistics Project: • Survey objectives: • Pilot survey was conducted in: • Beijing • Zhejiang province • Henan province • Sichuan province • Microdata and pilot design analysis is currently ongoing • Sample rotation from pilot being evaluated • Integrated diary / questionnaire also being evaluated • Training in automated edit, imputation, weighting Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  7. Economic Statistics: Business surveys • Overall objective is to develop a General Integrated Framework for Business Surveys, meeting China’s conditions and be suitable for economy-wide implementation • A generic pilot survey was carried out in two regions for three industries: • Information transmission, computer services and software • Household services • Leasing and business services Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  8. Economic Statistics: Business surveys • Work is underway to expand the pilot surveys for two additional regions and five industries: • Road and water transportation • Wholesale and retail trade • Real estate • Entertainment • Social Welfare Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  9. Economic Statistics: Business surveys • Survey objectives: • Survey challenges for self-employed and small size enterprises • Test performance of the newly developed Business Register • Questionnaire design and user needs (national accounts) • Test sampling methods • Test standardized process of collection and data entry • Improve automated edit and imputation system • Assess effectiveness of survey management model Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  10. Economic Statistics: Business surveys • Survey objectives: • Test for availability and quality of administrative data as an alternative source for data to measure production value added • Agreement to use administrative data from the Department responsible for TV, Broadcasting and Radio in order to reduce respondent burden • Test the systems infrastructure Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

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