From 1985, an increasing gap has emerged between the official statistical measures of meat production and meat consumption in China, which has raised concerns from many researchers using such data. In this paper we re...From 1985, an increasing gap has emerged between the official statistical measures of meat production and meat consumption in China, which has raised concerns from many researchers using such data. In this paper we report the results of 428 observations(survey of 107 urban and rural households×4 quarters) from 7 provinces conducted in 2010, and compare them with the official statistical data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China(NBSC). We conclude that the main reason for the discrepancy is due to the underreporting of consumption, which is due mainly to the omission of consumption away from home.展开更多
基金supported by the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-Industry Technology Research System,China(CARS-42-G24)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program,China(ASTIP-IAED-2015-01)+1 种基金the Project of Construction of Innovative Teams and Teacher Career Development for Universities and Colleges Under Beijing Municipality,China(IDHT20140510)the Project of Strategy of Ensuring China’s Animal Products Eatable Safety(13BGL098)
文摘From 1985, an increasing gap has emerged between the official statistical measures of meat production and meat consumption in China, which has raised concerns from many researchers using such data. In this paper we report the results of 428 observations(survey of 107 urban and rural households×4 quarters) from 7 provinces conducted in 2010, and compare them with the official statistical data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China(NBSC). We conclude that the main reason for the discrepancy is due to the underreporting of consumption, which is due mainly to the omission of consumption away from home.