Table 2 Evaluation of preparation and readiness stage by levels and regions: 2002 and 2012 (differences in proportions)
From: The public health emergency management system in China: trends from 2002 to 2012
Indicators | 2002 | 2012 | Growth (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
1.1 Organization | ||||||
 % of establishing emergency response office | 632 | 61.6 | 644 | 95.0 | 54.2 | 0.5110 |
  Provincial | 29 | 64.3 | 31 | 96.8 | 50.5 | 0.0310 |
  Municipal | 135 | 56.3 | 138 | 96.4 | 71.2 | 0.0080 |
  County | 468 | 51.1 | 475 | 94.5 | 84.9 | 0.1560 |
  East | 124 | 55.6 | 129 | 93.0 | 67.3 | 0.1040 |
  Central | 254 | 54.7 | 255 | 97.6 | 78.4 | 0.6910 |
  West | 254 | 49.4 | 260 | 93.5 | 89.3 | 0.5860 |
 % of forming leadership group | 632 | 47.9 | 644 | 95.7 | 99.8 | < 0.0001 |
  Provincial | 29 | 78.6 | 31 | 96.8 | 23.2 | 0.0210 |
  Municipal | 135 | 47.4 | 138 | 97.1 | 104.9 | < 0.0001 |
  County | 468 | 46.2 | 475 | 95.2 | 106.1 | < 0.0001 |
  East | 124 | 53.2 | 129 | 93.8 | 76.3 | < 0.0001 |
  Central | 254 | 50.0 | 255 | 97.3 | 94.6 | < 0.0001 |
  West | 254 | 43.1 | 260 | 95.0 | 120.4 | < 0.0001 |
 % of forming expert panel | 632 | 78.6 | 644 | 96.8 | 23.2 | < 0.0001 |
  Provincial | 29 | 82.1 | 31 | 93.5 | 13.9 | 0.1090 |
  Municipal | 135 | 38.5 | 138 | 96.4 | 150.4 | < 0.0001 |
  County | 468 | 30.6 | 475 | 84.0 | 174.5 | < 0.0001 |
  East | 124 | 37.9 | 129 | 89.1 | 135.1 | < 0.0001 |
  Central | 254 | 39.0 | 255 | 92.2 | 136.4 | < 0.0001 |
  West | 254 | 28.5 | 260 | 81.2 | 184.9 | < 0.0001 |
1.2 Mechanism |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 % of building information sharing mechanism | 632 | 48.0 | 644 | 92.9 | 93.5 | < 0.0001 |
  Provincial | 29 | 67.9 | 31 | 93.5 | 37.7 | 0.0060 |
  Municipal | 135 | 48.9 | 138 | 96.4 | 97.1 | < 0.0001 |
  County | 468 | 46.6 | 475 | 91.8 | 97.0 | < 0.0001 |
  East | 124 | 52.4 | 129 | 92.2 | 76.0 | < 0.0001 |
  Central | 254 | 46.9 | 255 | 96.1 | 104.9 | < 0.0001 |
  West | 254 | 47.0 | 260 | 90.0 | 91.5 | < 0.0001 |
 % of building on-site treatment mechanism | 632 | 49.1 | 644 | 93.0 | 89.4 | < 0.0001 |
  Provincial | 29 | 79.3 | 31 | 93.5 | 17.9 | 0.1090 |
  Municipal | 135 | 48.1 | 138 | 95.7 | 99.0 | < 0.0001 |
  County | 468 | 47.4 | 475 | 92.2 | 94.5 | < 0.0001 |
  East | 124 | 54.8 | 129 | 91.5 | 67.0 | < 0.0001 |
  Central | 254 | 46.9 | 255 | 95.7 | 104.1 | < 0.0001 |
  West | 254 | 48.4 | 260 | 91.2 | 88.4 | < 0.0001 |
 % of building response material deployment mechanism | 632 | 39.6 | 644 | 90.1 | 127.5 | < 0.0001 |
  Provincial | 29 | 67.9 | 31 | 90.3 | 33.0 | 0.0350 |
  Municipal | 135 | 39.3 | 138 | 95.7 | 143.5 | < 0.0001 |
  County | 468 | 38.0 | 475 | 88.4 | 132.6 | < 0.0001 |
  East | 124 | 45.2 | 129 | 91.5 | 102.4 | < 0.0001 |
  Central | 254 | 40.2 | 255 | 93.3 | 132.1 | < 0.0001 |
  West | 254 | 36.4 | 260 | 86.2 | 136.8 | < 0.0001 |
2.1 Emergency plan | ||||||
 % of making emergency plans | 632 | 40.6 | 644 | 89.9 | 121.4 | < 0.0001 |
  Provincial | 29 | 42.9 | 31 | 93.5 | 117.9 | < 0.0001 |
  Municipal | 135 | 38.5 | 138 | 89.1 | 131.4 | < 0.0001 |
  County | 468 | 41.0 | 475 | 89.9 | 119.3 | < 0.0001 |
  East | 124 | 35.5 | 129 | 86.0 | 142.3 | < 0.0001 |
  Central | 254 | 46.1 | 255 | 92.5 | 100.7 | < 0.0001 |
  West | 254 | 37.5 | 260 | 89.2 | 137.9 | < 0.0001 |
2.4 Disease surveillance frequency | 560 | – | 614 | – | – | – |
 Per day | 16 | 2.9 | 29 | 4.7 | 62.1 | 0.0400 |
 Per week | 14 | 2.5 | 141 | 23.0 | 820.0 | < 0.0001 |
 Per ten days | 71 | 12.7 | 10 | 1.6 | −87.4 | < 0.0001 |
 Per month | 324 | 58.0 | 391 | 63.7 | 9.8 | < 0.0001 |
 Per quarter | 71 | 12.7 | 26 | 4.2 | −66.9 | < 0.0001 |
 Per year | 63 | 11.3 | 17 | 2.8 | −75.2 | < 0.0001 |