Table 1 Definitions and descriptive statistics of inputs and outputs
From: Does privatization decrease the structural efficiency in the Chinese hospital sector?
Variables | Definition | Mean | Sd | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOCTOR | Input | Number of doctors (thousand) | 354.8 | 228.6 | 21.56 | 1028 |
BED | Input | Number of beds in hospital (thousand) | 233.4 | 153.6 | 8.352 | 667.2 |
OPV | Expected output | Outpatient visits (million) | 247.3 | 192.6 | 10.1 | 891.8 |
SUG | Expected output | Surgeries (million) | 130.3 | 108.7 | 2.8 | 849.1 |
SUD | Unexpected output | Surgical deaths (thousands) | 11.4 | 199.5 | 3.7 | 160 |