中文摘要：

文章通过对2003--2011年度我国内地31个省、市、自治区生活污水排放量及各宏观数据的梳理与实证研究．结果显示居民消费是造成生活污水排放的最重要因子，而与第二产业相比．第三产业占GDP比重的提高会带来更多的生活污水排放，说明我国目前还处于高污染的消费模式阶段。同时人均GDP、城镇化率以及开放程度都与人均生活污水排放量显著正相关．而人口规模则对生活污水排放不具备明显影响。

英文摘要：

Based on the provincial panel data from 2003 to 2011, the author made an empirical analysis of the relation between the demographics and domestic sewage. According to the results, Chinese household consumption is the most important factor of wastewater; the growth of the tertiary industry＇s proportion will lead to more sewage. The results show that China is still at the stage of consumption pattern highly polluting. And factors such as per Capita GDP, Urbanization, and Openness are positively correlated to domestic sewage.