Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2018, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (6): 741-758.doi: 10.1007/s11442-018-1502-0
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Xueyan ZHAO(), Weijun WANG, Wenyu WAN
Received:
2017-06-12
Accepted:
2017-08-02
Online:
2018-06-20
Published:
2018-06-20
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Author: Zhao Xueyan (1971-), Professor, specialized in ecological economics. E-mail:
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Xueyan ZHAO, Weijun WANG, Wenyu WAN. Regional differences in the health status of Chinese residents: 2003-2013[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2018, 28(6): 741-758.
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Table 1
Pearson correlation coefficients between RHIs and key human factors"
Variable | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GDPPC | -0.508** | -0.486** | -0.422** | -0.453** | -0.441** | -0.437** | -0.405** | -0.425** | -0.448** | -0.418** | -0.413** |
PCPHE | -0.000 | -0.078 | -0.190 | -0.140 | -0.309 | -0.218 | -0.427** | -0.498** | -0.452** | -0.457** | -0.454** |
AHCR | -0.261 | -0.184 | -0.104 | -0.125 | -0.15 | -0.132 | -0.12 | -0.133 | -0.112 | -0.168 | -0.165 |
UR | -0.489** | -0.437** | -0.493** | -0.537** | -0.535** | -0.541** | -0.522** | -0.512** | -0.524** | -0.550*** | -0.546*** |
EQI | -0.500** | -0.416** | -0.235 | -0.404** | -0.477** | -0.370** | -0.372 | -0.178 | -0.327* | -0.251 | -0.260 |
Table 2
Key human factor parameters estimated using SDM"
Variable | Elastic coefficient | T value | P value | Variable | Elastic coefficient | T value | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lnGDPPC | -0.017** | -2.39 | 0.017 | W*lnGDPPC | -0.037*** | -2.79 | 0.005 |
lnPCPHE | -0.013** | -1.98 | 0.049 | W*lnPCPHE | 0.003 | 0.48 | 0.630 |
lnAHCR | -0.054 | -1.36 | 0.174 | W*lnAHCR | 0.029*** | 2.83 | 0.005 |
lnUR | -0.129** | -2.32 | 0.021 | W*lnUR | 0.093*** | 3.40 | 0.001 |
lnEQI | -0.012** | -2.08 | 0.035 | W*lnEQI | -0.081*** | 3.99 | 0.000 |
W*lnRHI | 0.030*** | 3.51 | 0.001 |
Table 3
Estimates of key human factors direct and indirect effects"
Variable | Direct effect | P value | Indirect effect | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
lnGDPPC | -0.018** | 0.038 | -0.164*** | 0.009 |
lnPCPHE | -0.016** | 0.045 | 0.009 | 0.747 |
lnAHCR | -0.057 | 0.180 | 0.125** | 0.015 |
lnUR | -0.132** | 0.021 | 0.410*** | 0.001 |
lnEQI | -0.008** | 0.011 | -0.362*** | 0.000 |
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