Table 1.
Distributions of selected socio-political indicators and simple correlation of REGIME and health care expenditures, 2008, N = 159.
| Variable name | Description | Min | Median | Max | Skewness | Beta | p< |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEH%GDP | Total expenditures on health as% of a nation’s GDP | 1.9 | 6 | 15.2 | 0.6 | 0.49 | 0.01 |
| GGEH%GGE | General government expenditures on health as % of a nation’s general governmental expenditures | 0.7 | 10.9 | 26.1 | 0.18 | 0.48 | 0.01 |
| PcTEH | Per capita total expenditures on health at PPP | 18 | 410 | 7164 | 2.1 | 0.41 | 0.01 |
| PcGGEH | Per capita general government expenditures on health at PPP | 7 | 217 | 4091 | 1.92 | 0.4 | 0.01 |
| Over60 | Percent of population 60 years of age and older | 1 | 8 | 30 | 0.86 | ||
| LifeExpect | Life expectancy at birth in 2008 | 42 | 70 | 83 | 0.59 | ||
| DrRN/10 K | Doctors, nurses and midwives per 10,000 population | 1.4 | 33.5 | 200.3 | 1.03 | ||
| HSEffect | Ration of healthy life to overall life expectancy | 0.71 | 0.88 | 0.98 | −1.46 | ||
| EDUIndex | Mean years of education of adults plus expected years of education for children | 0.16 | 0.65 | 1 | −0.27 | ||
| PcGNI | Per capita gross national income per 1000 Int$ at PPP | 0.29 | 7.53 | 1.62 | 1.62 | ||
| REGIME | Authority characteristics of a nation’s central government | −0.1 | 7 | 10 | −0.82 |