Table 5 Clustering types of HQD comprehensive index of undertakings for the aged in various provincial administrative regions in China (2013–2019)
Year | Type | Provincial administrative regions | Region* (the number of provinces) |
|---|---|---|---|
2013 | High-high | Beijing, Fujian, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Xinjiang | Eastern region (7) Western region (1) |
High-low | Guangdong, Shandong, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Xizang | Eastern region (2) Western region (3) | |
Low-high | None | None | |
Low-low | Hainan, Liaoning, Chongqing, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Sichuan, Yunnan, Anhui, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Shanxi | Eastern region (2) Western region (8) Central region (8) | |
2016 | High-high | Fujian, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Xizang | Eastern region (4) Western region (3) |
High-low | Beijing, Guangdong, Guizhou, Sichuan | Eastern region (2) Western region (2) | |
Low-high | Hebei, Tianjin, Gansu, Yunnan | Eastern region (2) Western region (2) | |
Low-low | Hainan, Liaoning, Shandong, Chongqing, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Anhui, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Shanxi | Eastern region (3) Western region (5) Central region (8) | |
2019 | High-high | Fujian, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Xizang | Eastern region (4) Western region (1) |
High-low | Beijing, Guangdong, Ningxia, Qinghai | Eastern region (2) Western region (2) | |
Low-high | Hebei, Tianjin, Gansu, Xinjiang, Anhui, Jiangxi | Eastern region (2) Western region (2) Central region (2) | |
Low-low | Hainan, Liaoning, Shandong, Chongqing, Guangxi, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jilin, Shanxi | Eastern region (3) Western region (7) Central region (6) |