Table 3.

Decomposition analysis of contribution index of HHR in China

Variable	Doctor				Nurse
	Elasticity	Ck	Absolute contribution to C	Percentage contribution to C	Elasticity	Ck	Absolute contribution to C	Percentage contribution to C
Population density	0.0298	0.0143	0.0004	0.5	0.0291	0.0143	0.0004	0.5
Geographical area	− 0.0211	− 0.0985	0.0021	2.6	− 0.0206	− 0.0985	0.0020	2.6
Population size	−0.0283	0.0337	− 0.0010	− 1.2	− 0.0276	0.0337	− 0.0009	− 1.2
Pergdp	0.1384	0.3316	0.0459	58.5	0.1349	0.3316	0.0447	57.0
Revenue	0.0305	0.2074	0.0063	8.0	0.0297	0.2074	0.0062	7.8
Proportion of health on fiscal expenditure	−0.1146	− 0.0444	0.0051	6.5	−0.1117	− 0.0444	0.0050	6.3
Urbanization	−0.1027	0.1003	−0.0103	−13.1	− 0.1001	0.1003	− 0.0100	− 12.8
Age of Party Secretary
<=54	Ref			1.0	Ref
55–59	0.0420	0.0190	0.0008	0.7	0.0410	0.0190	0.0008	0.99
> = 60	0.0051	0.1139	0.0006	0.0	0.0049	0.1139	0.0006	0.72
Length of service of Party Secretary
<=30	Ref				Ref
31–37	−0.0411	0.0059	−0.0002	− 0.3	− 0.0400	0.0059	− 0.0002	− 0.3
> = 38	− 0.0257	0.0629	− 0.0016	− 2.1	− 0.0250	0.0629	− 0.0016	− 2.0
Sex of Party Secretary
Men	Ref				Ref
Women	−0.0003	0.2182	−0.0001	− 0.1	−0.0003	0.2182	−0.0001	− 0.1
Nation of Party Secretary
Han	Ref				Ref
Minority nationality	−0.0032	−0.1237	0.0004	0.5	−0.0031	−0.1237	0.0004	0.5
Education of Party Secretary
College and below	Ref				Ref
Bachelor	−0.0360	0.0243	− 0.0009	−1.1	−0.0351	0.0243	−0.0009	−1.1
Master	−0.0976	−0.0560	0.0055	7.0	−0.0952	−0.0560	0.0053	6.8
PhD.	−0.0146	0.0924	−0.0014	−1.7	−0.0143	0.0924	−0.0013	−1.7
Age of Mayor
<=54	Ref				Ref
55–59	−0.0041	0.2041	−0.0008	−1.1	− 0.0040	0.2041	− 0.0008	−1.0
> = 60	−0.0081	− 0.6071	0.0049	6.3	−0.0079	− 0.6071	0.0048	6.1
Length of service of mayor
<=30	Ref				Ref
31–37	0.0277	0.0021	0.0001	0.1	0.0270	0.0021	0.0001	0.1
> = 38	0.0057	0.2531	0.0014	1.8	0.0055	0.2531	0.0014	1.8
Sex of Mayor
Men	Ref				Ref
Women	−0.0056	0.0833	−0.0005	−0.6	−0.0054	0.0833	−0.0005	− 0.6
Nation of Mayor
Han	Ref				Ref
Minority nationality	0.0211	−0.1972	−0.0042	−5.3	0.0206	−0.1972	−0.0041	−5.2
Education of Mayor
College and below	Ref				Ref
Bachelor	−0.0125	0.1662	−0.0021	−2.6	− 0.0121	0.1662	− 0.0020	−2.6
Master	−0.0006	− 0.2963	0.0002	0.2	−0.0006	− 0.2963	0.0002	0.2
PhD.	−0.0252	0.0085	−0.0002	−0.3	− 0.0246	0.0085	− 0.0002	−0.3
Region
The East China	Ref				Ref
The North China	−0.0091	0.4007	−0.0036	−4.6	− 0.0088	0.4007	− 0.0035	−4.5
The Central China	−0.0169	− 0.0213	0.0004	0.5	−0.0164	− 0.0213	0.0003	0.4
The South China	−0.0159	0.0209	−0.0003	−0.4	− 0.0155	0.0209	− 0.0003	−0.4
The Southwest China	−0.0430	−0.3478	0.0150	19.1	−0.0419	−0.3478	0.0146	18.6
The Northwest China	−0.0157	−0.1551	0.0024	3.1	−0.0153	−0.1551	0.0024	3.0
The Northeast China	−0.0171	0.1100	−0.0019	−2.4	−0.0167	0.1100	−0.0018	−2.3
Total				81.8				77.4