The List of variables in china.dbf

(see arc_histmapd.m demo file)

data for 30 provinces for 1980,85,90 and 95:
row1 =  Beijing
row2 =  Tianjin
row3 =  Hebei
row4 =  Shanxi
row5 =  Inner Mongolia
row6 =  Liaoning
row7 =  Jilin
row8 =  Heilongjiang
row9 =  Shanghai
row10 = Jiangsu
row11 = Zhejiang
row12 = Anhui
row13 = Fujian
row14 = Jiangxi
row15 = Shandong
row16 = Henan
row17 = Hubei
row18 = Hunan
row19 = Guangdong
row20 = Guangxi
row21 = Hainan
row22 = Sichuan
row23 = Guizhou
row24 = Yunnan
row25 = Tibet
row26 = Shaanxi
row27 = Gansu
row28 = Qinghai
row29 = Ningxia
row30 = Xinjiang


col1 = CODE_90
col2 = B1_1980 TOTAL POPULATION BY REGION
col3 = B1_1985
col4 = B1_1990
col5 = B1_1995
col6 = B6_1985 EMPLOYMENT OF TERTIARY INDUSTRY BY REGION
col7 = B6_1990
col8 = B6_1995
col9 = B7_1980 STAFF AND WORKERS BY REGION
col10 = B7_1985
col11 = B7_1990
col12 = B7_1995
col13 = B8_1980 STAFF AND WORKERS OF STATE-OWNED UNITS BY REGION
col14 = B8_1985
col15 = B8_1990
col16 = B8_1995
col17 = B9_1980 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS BY REGION
col18 = B9_1985
col19 = B9_1990
col20 = B9_1995
col21 = B10_1980 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS BY REGION(PRIMARY INDUSTRY)
col22 = B10_1985
col23 = B10_1990
col24 = B10_1995
col25 = B11_1980 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS BY REGION(SECODARY INDUSTRY)
col26 = B11_1985
col27 = B11_1990
col28 = B11_1995
col29 = B12_1980 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS BY REGION(TERTIARY INDUSTRY)
col30 = B12_1985
col31 = B12_1990
col32 = B12_1995
col33 = B13_1980 INDICES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS BY REGION
col34 = B13_1985
col35 = B13_1990
col36 = B13_1995
col37 = B14_1980 INDICES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS BY REGION(FRIMARY INDUSTRY)
col38 = B14_1985
col39 = B14_1990
col40 = B20_1995 TOTAL INVESTMENT OF GROSS DOMESTIC EXPENDITURES BY REGION
col41 = B21_1985 TOTAL INVESTMENT BY REGION
col42 = B21_1990
col43 = B21_1995
col44 = B22_1985 TOTAL INVESTMENT IN FIXED ASSETS OF STATE-OWNED UNITS BY REGION
col45 = B22_1990
col46 = B22_1995
col47 = B23_1980 TOTAL REVENUE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY REGION
col48 = B23_1985
col49 = B23_1990
col50 = B23_1995
col51 = B24_1980 TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY REGION
col52 = B24_1985
col53 = B24_1990
col54 = B24_1995
col55 = B28_1980 TOTAL WAGES FOR STAFF AND WORKERS BY REGION
col56 = B28_1985
col57 = B28_1990
col58 = B28_1995
col59 = B29_1980 AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE OF STAFF AND WORKERS BY REGION
col60 = B29_1985
col61 = B29_1990
col62 = B29_1995
col63 = B56_1980 REVENUE FROM POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BY REGION
col64 = B56_1985
col65 = B56_1990
col66 = B56_1995
col67 = B57_1980 TOTAL RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS BY REGION
col68 = B57_1985
col69 = B57_1990
col70 = B57_1995
col71 = B60_1980 STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY REGION
col72 = B60_1985
col73 = B60_1990
col74 = B60_1995
col75 = B61_1980 STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY REGION
col76 = B61_1985
col77 = B61_1990
col78 = B61_1995
col79 = X_COORD  longitude centroid of the province
col80 = Y_COORD  latitude centroid of the province
