Table 3. Trend in absolute gap in the characteristics of TCM hospitals, 2004–2016.
Annual change in absolute gap | Change in trend of absolute gap from previous period | ||||
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Eastern-Western | Central-Western | Eastern-Western | Central-Western | ||
Government subsidy (Million Yuan) | 2004–2011 | -0.176(0.04) *** | -0.156(0.036) *** | ||
2012–2016 | -0.311(0.082) *** | -0.303(0.073) *** | -0.135(0.11) | -0.147(0.098) | |
Average number of TCM hospitals per county | 2004–2011 | 0.009(0.003)** | 0.000(0.003) | ||
2012–2016 | -0.027(0.006)*** | -0.002(0.006) | -0.036(0.008)*** | -0.002(0.008) | |
Number of medical staff | 2004–2011 | 0.849(0.845) | 1.187(0.758) | ||
2012–2016 | 1.805(1.736) | 0.278(1.543) | 0.956(2.327) | -0.909(2.076) | |
Number of hospital beds | 2004–2011 | -0.447(0.901) | 0.925(0.808) | ||
2012–2016 | 1.802(1.85) | 4.594(1.645) ** | 2.249(2.48) | 3.669(2.213) | |
Daily visits per doctor | 2004–2011 | 0.182(0.048) *** | 0.078(0.043) | ||
2012–2016 | 0.141(0.099) | 0.100(0.088) | -0.041(0.133) | 0.022(0.119) | |
Daily inpatient stays per doctor | 2004–2011 | -0.093(0.014) *** | -0.061(0.012) *** | ||
2012–2016 | -0.059(0.028) * | -0.007(0.025) | 0.034(0.038) | 0.053(0.034) |
Standard errors in parentheses.
*** p<0.001,
** p<0.01,
* p<0.05.