Table 3:
Index of dissimilarity for physical health resources across the provinces in Iran in 2001 and 2011
| Variable | 2001 | 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | B** | A* | B** | |||||
| X*** | Y**** | X*** | Y**** | X*** | Y**** | X*** | Y**** | |
| Beds | 10 | +9376 | 6 | +4242 | 9 | +10582 | 5 | +4369 |
| Pharmacy | 8.2 | +481 | 7.5 | +356 | 9 | +779 | 8 | +532 |
| Laboratory centers | 12 | +477 | 11 | +357 | 12 | +584 | 10 | + 397 |
| Rehabilitation centers | 18 | +311 | 10 | +139 | 16 | +689 | 7.5 | +2712 |
| Radiology centers | 13 | +237 | 12 | +156 | 13 | +347 | 11 | +212 |
| Health House | 8 | +1178 | 7 | +1010 | 7 | +1107 | 7 | +1090 |
| Mean | 11.5 | 2010 | 8.5 | 1043 | 11 | 2348 | 8 | 1552 |
A: Total sample,
B: Sample excluding Tehran;
X: the value of index of dissimilarity;
Y: redistributed based on index of dissimilarity