Table 3 Sensitivity test for regression models of MMR, LBW and PMR for the 31 provinces of China, 2012–2017
Variable | MMR | LBW | PMR |
|---|---|---|---|
One year lagged primary care physicians per 10,000 population | −2.303*** (− 3.876 to − 0.730) | − 0.199*** (− 0.303 to − 0.095) | − 0.149*** (− 0.279 to − 0.019) |
Specialty care physicians per 10,000 population | −0.411 (− 2.828 to 2.006) | − 0.029 (− 0.189 to 0.131) | 0.015 (− 0.185 to 0.214) |
GDP per capital (10,000 Yuan) | 0.799 (−1.501 to 3.099) | 0.224*** (0.071 to 0.376) | 0.310** (0.120 to 0.500) |
Proportion of illiterate population aged 15 and above, % | −3.197*** (− 4.167 to − 2.227) | − 0.175*** (− 0.239 to − 0.110) | − 0.107** (− 0.187 to − 0.026) |
Registered urban unemployment rate, % | 0.723 (− 3.136 to 4.582) | −0.026 (− 0.281 to 0.229) | 0.128 (− 0.191 to 0.447) |
Penetration rate of sanitary toilets in rural areas, % | 0.139 (− 0.178 to 0.456) | 0.011 (− 0.010 to 0.032) | 0.020 (− 0.006 to 0.046) |
Constant | 60.760*** (19.647 to 101.874) | 5.545*** (2.827 to 8.263) | 4.494*** (1.097 to 7.891) |
Observations | 155 | 155 | 155 |
Number of provinces | 31 | 31 | 31 |
R-squared (within) | 0.399 | 0.478 | 0.644 |