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Overtime Growth and Spatial Distribution of Fast Food Industry in China during 2005‐2012
Author(s) -
Cheng Xi,
Wang Youfa,
Xue Hong,
Qu Weidong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.119.5
Subject(s) - gross domestic product , revenue , china , population , per capita , agricultural economics , overtime , geography , distribution (mathematics) , primary sector of the economy , business , economics , economic growth , demography , tertiary sector of the economy , labour economics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , accounting , archaeology , sociology
Objectives Fast food (FF) industry and obesity rate have increased rapidly in China the past 2 decades. This study examined overtime growth and spatial distribution patterns of FF industry in China and the key social economic factors that might contribute to the growth.
Methods Using government reported longitudinal data from 21 provinces and cities in China for 2005‐2012 we visualized temporal and geographic distributions of FF outlets using ArcGIS. We conducted cross‐sectional and longitudinal spatial analysis to assess associations between macroeconomic conditions, population dynamics, and the growth and distributional changes of FF industry (assessed by number of FF outlets and FF revenue) across China.
Results FF industry grew faster in southeast coast areas (more economically developed) since 2005 than other regions. FF industry development (FF outlets and revenue) was: 1) highly correlated with Gross Domestic Product (GDP, or per capita GDP) (Person correlation coefficient r =0.65 and 0.67 for FF outlets and revenue, respectively; 2) highly correlated with per capita disposable income for urban residents, r=0.70 (FF outlets) and 0.76 (FF revenue); 3) moderately correlated with urban population, r=0.38 (FF outlets) and 0.36 (FF revenue); 4) not correlated with increase of population size (r=0.10 of FF outlets, 0.05 of FF revenue). The mean center of FF industry shifted westward during 2005‐2012 with mean center of GDP moved in the same direction, while mean center of population shifted eastward. Conclusions FF industry grew rapidly in China during 2005‐2012 with large temporal and spatial variations. Development of local economy has fueled FF growth. Funding: NIH U54 center grant, HD070725