Table 1 Related indicator variables
Variable name | Indicator application form | |
|---|---|---|
Explained variable | Resident health | Perinatal mortality rate by province |
Maternal mortality rate by province | ||
Resident medical expenses | Logarithm of outpatient and emergency expenses per capita in each province | |
Logarithm of the per capita hospitalization expenses in each province | ||
Core explanatory variable | Supplementary funding on demand side | Logarithmic value of provincial government investment in social medical insurance |
Supplementary funding on supply side | Logarithmic value of provincial government investment in healthcare institutions | |
Control variable | Number of beds | Beds per 1,000 people by province |
Number of health technicians | Number of health technicians per 1,000 people in each province | |
Number of doctors | Number of doctors per 1,000 people by province | |
Illiteracy ratio | Proportion of illiterate people aged 15 and older in the province | |
Old age dependency ratio | Dependency ratio of elderly population by province | |
Sex ratio | Male to female population ratio by province | |
Permanent residents | Permanent population of cities and provinces | |
Proportion of tertiary hospitals | Proportion of tertiary hospitals in each province to all hospitals |