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Table 1 Index system for evaluating the HQD level of undertakings for the aged

From: Spatial differentiation and driving factors of the high-quality development of undertakings for the aged of China

Dimensions

Indicators

Calculation formula

Unit

Weights*

Old-age social security (45.61%)

(43.27%)

Social pension insurance expenditure per capita

Basic pension insurance expenditure/number of retired employees

Yuan/person

4.14%

Public health expenditure per capita

(Government expenditure on health + social expenditure on health)/total population

Yuan/person

7.99%

Social medical insurance expenditure per capita

Basic medical insurance expenditure/insured population

Yuan/person

6.45%

Proportion of older adults receiving old-age subsidies

Number of older adults receiving old-age subsidies/population of older adults*100

%

6.02%

Proportion of older adults receiving elder care subsidies

Number of older adults receiving elder care subsidies/population of older adults*100

%

9.68%

Proportion of older adults receiving pension subsidies

Number of older adults receiving pension subsidies/population of older adults*100

%

11.34%

Elder care service

(25.46%)

Number of institutional care beds per thousand older adults

Number of institutional care beds/population of older adults*1000

Beds/1000 people

3.03%

Number of elder care institutions per thousand older adults

Number of elder care institutions/population of older adults*1000

Institutions/1000 people

2.94%

Number of employees in elder care institutions per thousand older adults

Number of employees in elder care institutions/ population of older adults*1000

Employees/1000 people

4.58%

Number of care beds in communities per thousand older adults

Number of care beds in communities/population of older adults*1000

Beds/1000 people

4.87%

Number of community care institutions per thousand older adults

Number of community care institutions/population of older adults*1000

Institutions/1000 people

4.50%

Number of employees in community care institutions per thousand older adults

Number of employees in community care institutions/population of older adults*1000

Employees/1000 people

5.54%

Health care service

(10.41%)

Number of beds in geriatric hospital per thousand older adults

Number of beds in geriatric hospitals/population of older adults*1000

Beds/1000 people

4.22%

Proportion of registered nurses in health technicians

Number of registered nurses/number of health technicians*100

%

0.80%

Number of health technicians per ten thousand people

Number of health technicians/total population*10,000

Technicians/10,000 people

2.93%

Number of beds in medical and health institutions per thousand older adults

Number of beds in medical and health institutions/population of older adults*1000

Beds/1000 people

2.46%

Elderly’s social participation (18.52%)

Number of schools for the elderly per thousand people

Number of schools for the elderly/population of older adults*1000

Schools/1000 people

8.83%

Number of elderly activity centers (rooms and stations) per per thousand people

Number of elderly activity centers/population of older adults*1000

Centers/1000 people

3.87%

Number of cultural special sessions for the elderly per thousand people

Times/population of older adults*1000

Times/1000 people

5.82%

  1. Note: *The weight is the average of the weights over the years calculated by the entropy weight method