Table 2 Physician supply and socioeconomic characteristics of urban agglomerations (mean values), 2003–2013

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei U.A.

N = 11

N = 13

Physician density

3.30

4.15

High school education or above (%)

26.08

45.68

GDP per capita (10,000 CNY)

1.61

4.62

Migrant (%)

23.45

32.18

Yangtze River Delta U.A.

N = 26

N = 24

Physician density

2.54

3.04

High school education or above (%)

23.50

33.55

GDP per capita (10,000 CNY)

2.97

5.37

Migrant (%)

26.25

33.62

Pearl River Delta U.A.

N = 8

N = 8

Physician density

2.45

2.64

High school education or above (%)

24.43

38.05

GDP per capita (10,000 CNY)

2.44

5.99

Migrant (%)

55.73

55.51

Chengdu-Chongqing U.A.

N = 14

N = 15

Physician density

1.68

2.44

High school education or above (%)

12.06

25.45

GDP per capita (10,000 CNY)

0.69

2.77

Migrant (%)

11.93

20.45

Areas not in any U.A.

N = 581

N = 578

Physician density

1.77

2.42

High school education or above (%)

15.00

26.27

GDP per capita (10,000 CNY)

1.07

3.47

Migrant (%)

13.88

20.29