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Table 3 Evaluation of preparation and readiness stage by levels and regions: 2002 and 2012 (differences in means)

From: The public health emergency management system in China: trends from 2002 to 2012

Indicators

2002

2012

Growth (%)

p-value

n

Mean

n

Mean

1.3 Personnel

475

15

623

31

106.7

< 0.0001

 Provincial

26

28

30

92

228.6

< 0.0001

 Municipal

102

22

134

47

113.6

< 0.0001

 County

347

12

459

22

83.3

< 0.0001

 East

124

14

125

35

150

< 0.0001

 Central

254

15

252

31

106.7

< 0.0001

 West

254

16

246

29

81.3

< 0.0001

1.4 Emergency stockpile

632

16.7

601

41.2

146.7

< 0.0001

 Provincial

29

36.7

30

74.2

102.2

< 0.0001

 Municipal

135

20.7

127

56.8

174.4

< 0.0001

 County

468

14.3

444

34.5

141.3

< 0.0001

 East

124

22.7

121

56.7

149.8

< 0.0001

 Central

254

18.2

249

42.5

133.5

< 0.0001

 West

254

12.2

231

31.7

159.8

< 0.0001

2.2 Length of response training

415

9.7

620

14.6

50.5

0.6060

 Provincial

20

25.0

30

44.3

77.2

0.0060

 Municipal

84

8.7

132

21.1

142.5

0.1600

 County

311

9.0

458

10.8

20.0

0.3290

 East

111

7.1

123

14.8

108.5

0.3360

 Central

155

11.8

253

15.3

29.7

0.0010

 West

149

9.2

244

13.9

51.1

0.1770

2.3 Times of Emergency exercise

318

2.3

619

2.2

−4.3

< 0.0001

 Provincial

16

1.1

30

1.5

36.4

< 0.0001

 Municipal

63

2.1

133

1.7

−19.0

< 0.0001

 County

239

2.5

456

2.4

−4.0

< 0.0001

 East

107

1.4

124

1.8

28.6

0.0090

 Central

112

2.9

252

2.1

−27.6

< 0.0001

 West

99

2.9

243

2.7

−6.9

0.0200