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Table 1 Sample summary statistics of selected variables

From: Does unequal economic development contribute to the inequitable distribution of healthcare resources? Evidence from China spanning 2001–2020

Variable

2001

2020

Full sample

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Full Sample

gdp

9649.41

11,646.70

1404.00

152,099.00

63,853.09

32,370.78

17,430.00

180,871.00

36,019.31

32,029.36

99.00

467,749.00

bed

2658.12

1234.18

570.44

8403.24

5155.46

1832.53

2246.58

13,518.83

3756.74

1783.33

570.44

13,765.88

doc

1650.36

849.72

538.66

7329.90

2878.30

1181.99

1111.26

8488.25

2016.31

1104.16

275.42

9833.17

gov

875.15

1364.37

220.42

19,697.06

12,854.09

7502.60

5272.36

67,635.61

5986.28

6801.67

220.42

109,377.74

pop

402.52

283.06

16.10

3097.91

460.83

332.28

21.11

3416.37

434.13

307.93

15.97

3416.37

obs

285

   

288

   

5739

   

Eastern Region

gdp

15,083.85

16,688.48

2647.00

152,099.00

79,029.51

38,307.63

27,577.00

165,851.00

47,672.71

37,850.77

2647.00

467,749.00

bed

2843.29

1380.38

881.85

8254.32

5318.71

1950.34

2246.58

12,208.70

3998.92

1896.49

813.75

13,765.88

doc

1652.01

826.72

570.24

6132.23

3314.24

1396.13

1335.83

8488.25

2264.58

1288.89

342.66

8845.09

gov

1303.63

2176.10

284.77

19,697.06

15,073.66

10,669.08

5272.36

67,635.61

7323.43

9258.02

284.77

109,377.74

pop

453.91

255.59

48.60

1327.14

529.31

303.47

64.58

1475.71

488.00

277.03

48.60

1475.71

obs

101

   

101

   

2024

   

Central Region

gdp

6813.66

4548.15

2269.00

42,886.00

55,800.29

22,957.68

22,122.00

131,441.00

29,377.73

23,249.08

2269.00

147,756.00

bed

2544.44

930.58

922.98

6735.91

4914.12

1545.65

2746.20

10,726.08

3543.83

1519.82

918.35

10,726.08

doc

1575.66

615.17

538.66

4151.79

2585.37

741.84

1532.28

6539.63

1868.19

820.66

375.54

7395.46

gov

539.24

207.40

220.42

1382.30

10,970.13

3467.46

5486.86

26,055.18

4749.28

4027.43

220.42

26,055.18

pop

404.26

229.67

69.70

1054.23

455.06

273.24

76.37

1256.69

434.78

254.96

69.70

1259.00

obs

101

   

100

   

2010

   

Western Region

gdp

6487.16

6966.15

1404.00

59,776.00

55,490.57

27,698.67

17,430.00

180,871.00

30,015.25

29,444.09

99.00

256,877.00

bed

2571.11

1352.71

570.44

8403.24

5243.35

1981.63

2395.11

13,518.83

3720.23

1895.10

570.44

13,518.83

doc

1739.24

1091.24

545.73

7329.90

2708.91

1187.61

1111.26

7486.87

1896.21

1107.06

275.42

9833.17

gov

762.51

491.77

239.73

3584.24

12,442.82

5618.18

5359.36

40,060.40

5857.24

5564.02

239.73

42,577.65

pop

337.87

355.00

16.10

3097.91

387.96

405.59

21.11

3416.37

369.43

379.36

15.97

3416.37

obs

83

   

87

   

1705

   
  1. The data is sourced from the “China Urban Statistical Yearbook 2001–2020”. The regional divisions of each province are determined by the State Council’s “Regional Development Plan”. SD standard deviation. Min minimum value. Max maximum value. The gdp is defined as GDP per capita (in Yuan), the bed is defined as number of hospital beds per million population, the doc is defined as number of physicians per million population, the gov is definded as annual government expenditures per capita, the pop is defined as population (in 10,000), and the obs is defined as sample size