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Table 1 Descriptive Statistical Results of Variables

From: Is the allocation of medical and health resources effective? Characteristic facts from regional heterogeneity in China

Type

Name

unit

abbreviation

Mean

Min

Max

Input indicators

Number of health technicians per 10,000 people

person

MTN

65.449

25.430

145.224

Government expenditure

100 million yuan

GE

215.228

5.401

1307.560

Medical and health institution number

unit

MHI

24,447.39

1322.0

81,403.0

Output indicators

Beds utilization rate

%

BU

82.116

54.700

100.200

Total visit to health institution numbers

ten thousand

DTN

7579.38

255.064

37,146.4

Maternal mortality rate

Per 100 thousand people

MMR

26.854

1.100

290.350

Under-five child mortality

UCM

19.4526

8.4

39.7

Infectious incidence rate of category A and B

Per 100 thousand people

IIR

266.662

102.480

738.190

Human mortality rate

HMR

5.970

4.210

7.400

Environmental variables

GDP per capital

yuan

PGDP

38,182.65

5051.96

1.29 × 105

Resident annual average income

yuan

RAI

15,211.77

3562.41

58,988.00

Urbanization level

%

UL

52.033

20.850

89.600

Population density

per sq. kilo

POP

4.037

0.023

29.445

Average student number in colleges

people

SNC

1711.681

554.300

3564.820

  1. Note: Obs = 403, id = 30