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. 2004 Jan 22;29(7):961–977. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2003.12.002

Table A.1.

Variables and definitions

Variables Units Definitions
GDP Billion Yuan in 1999 constant price Provincial gross domestic products
INC-CAP Yuan in 1999 constant price Per capita income in rural areas
AG-OUT Billion Yuan in 1999 constant price Agricultural production output which includes outputs from farming, forestry, fishing and husbandry
INV-ELE Billion Yuan in 1999 price Capital investment in rural power network
TVE-OUT Billion Yuan in 1999 constant price Output of TVEs
IND-OUT Billion Yuan in 1999 constant price Industrial production output, which only includes the outputs from county level industries
ELE-AG GW h Electricity consumption by agriculture production
ELE-TVE GW h Electricity consumption by TVEs
ELE-INDUS GW h Electricity consumption by county level industries
ELE-OTH GW h Electricity consumption by all other sectors
ELE-TOT GW h Total electricity consumption in rural areas
ELE-INV Million Yuan in 1999 constant price Accumulated investment in the rural power network
NUM-HHS Million Number of households

Note: (1) Rural areas mean county city areas and areas below county cities.