Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of variables.
| Variable | Minimum | Maximum | Standard deviation | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perinatal survival rate (‰) | 0.760 | 0.982 | 0.034 | 0.936 |
| Total expenditure on health (million yuan, Ln, based on 2009) | 3.519 | 8.662 | 0.903 | 6.789 |
| Per capita medical insurance (ten thousand yuan, based on 2009) | 0.044 | 0.598 | 0.101 | 0.225 |
| Number of beds in medical and Health institutions per 1,000 population (sheets) | 2.390 | 7.550 | 1.192 | 4.871 |
| Number of health technicians per thousand population (persons, Ln) | 2.370 | 15.460 | 2.027 | 5.794 |
| Medical waste production amount (ten thousand tons) | 0.050 | 1046.04 | 173.690 | 140.849 |
| Mortality rate (%) | 0.042 | 0.076 | 0.008 | 0.060 |
| per capita GDP (ten thousand Yuan/person, based on 2009) | 1.1062 | 16.1642 | 2.561 | 4.832 |
| Urbanization level (%) | 0.223 | 0.896 | 0.136 | 0.555 |
| Service level of medical institutions (days) | 8.1 | 16.2 | 2.401 | 9.923 |
| Degree of medical non-marketization (%) | 0.1976 | 32.000 | 2.7254 | 1.4347 |
| Government support system (%) | 0.0074 | 0.0753 | 0.0119 | 0.0213 |
| Population density(People/km2) | 2.4104 | 3853.9683 | 683.6284 | 450.4962 |