Table 1 List of factors and corresponding variables
From: Understanding China’s urban system evolution from web search index data
Factors | Indicators | Variables |
|---|---|---|
Economics development | GDP in RMB yuan [2] | GDP |
Recreation and shopping services | Proportion of tertiary sector [2] | P-Third |
Health care | Total amount of beds in hospitals [2] | Hos |
Educational services | Number of university students [44] | Unv |
Employment | Working-age population [45] | Workpop |
Average salary [44] | Sal | |
Administrative services | Political city list | PC, PT |
Tourism | Tourism city list [46] | TC, PT |
Business development | Number of industrial enterprises [2] | Bus |