Table 1 Descriptions of the indicators for influencing factors
Respects | Variable | Code | Unit | Data sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | Government health expenditure | GHE | 104 Yuan | the Statistical Yearbook of the prefecture-level cities in 2017 |
Socioeconomic factors | Gross Domestic Product | GDP | 108 Yuan | the Statistical Yearbook of the prefecture-level cities in 2017 |
Urbanisation level | UL | Percent | the Statistical Yearbook of the prefecture-level cities in 2017 | |
Proportion of Secondary Industry | PSI | Percent | China Urban Statistical Yearbook – 2018 | |
Health factors | Number of Hospital Beds | NHB | Beds | China Urban Statistical Yearbook – 2018 |
Number of hospitals | NH | Hospitals | the Statistical Yearbook of the prefecture-level cities in 2017 | |
Number of doctors | ND | Person | China Urban Statistical Yearbook – 2018 | |
Policy factors | Integration of urban and rural residents’ medical insurance | IURMI | / | Human resources and social security websites of cities |
Proportion of government health care expenditure in GDP | PGH | Percent | the Statistical Yearbook of the prefecture-level cities in 2017 | |
Environmental factors | Annual average temperature | AT | Centigrade | the Statistical Yearbook of the prefecture-level cities in 2017 |
Annual rainfall | AR | Millimeter | the Statistical Yearbook of the prefecture-level cities in 2017 | |
Industrial sulfur dioxide Emissions | ISDE | 104 Tons | China Urban Statistical Yearbook – 2018 | |
Population factor | Population density | PD | 104 person per square kilometer | WorldPOP gridded population datasets |