Table 2.
Statistical description of China's healthcare expenditure in different regions.
| Var. | Var. Def. | Sam. Per. | Mean | Max. | Min. | Std. Dev | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCE_NMG | Inner Mongolia's proportion of healthcare expenditure in GDP (%) | 2003Q1–2019Q4 | 0.996 | 1.817 | 0.174 | 0.056 | 1.019 |
| HCE_JL | Jilin Province's proportion of healthcare expenditure in GDP (%) | 2006Q1–2019Q4 | 1.383 | 2.720 | 0.147 | 0.081 | 1.330 |
| HCE_SC | Sichuan Province's proportion of healthcare expenditure in GDP (%) | 2006Q1–2019Q4 | 1.564 | 2.241 | 0.160 | 0.072 | 1.701 |
| HCE_BJ | Beijing's proportion of healthcare expenditure in GDP (%) | 2009Q1–2019Q4 | 1.409 | 1.610 | 0.366 | 0.033 | 1.444 |
| HCE_TJ | Tianjin's proportion of healthcare expenditure in GDP (%) | 2011Q1–2019Q4 | 0.689 | 1.271 | 0.112 | 0.048 | 0.714 |
HCE, represents China's healthcare expenditure in different regions; Sam. Per., represents the sample period; Var., variable; Max., maximum; Min., minimum; Std. Dev., standard deviation.