Table 2 Trend in the distribution of population in the secondary tier of medical care in Japan
From: Urbanization and physician maldistribution: a longitudinal study in Japan
Year | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max | 2,472,294 | 2,474,579 | 2,490,172 | 2,497,208 | 2,510,459 | 2,525,153 |
90 Percentile (P90) | 830,718 | 834,303 | 838,740 | 838,811 | 835,040 | 837,077 |
Top Quartile (Q1) | 463,264 | 465,518 | 465,045 | 466,522 | 466,373 | 464,016 |
Median | 225,062 | 224,677 | 223,460 | 222,321 | 220,902 | 218,623 |
Third quartile (Q3) | 108,224 | 106,822 | 105,431 | 103,719 | 101,833 | 99,238 |
10 Percentile (P10) | 71,421 | 70,143 | 68,819 | 67,296 | 65,678 | 64,051 |
Min | 25,898 | 25,228 | 24,807 | 24,106 | 23,347 | 22,466 |
Max/Min | 95.5 | 98.1 | 100.4 | 103.6 | 107.5 | 112.4 |
P90/P10 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 |
Q1/Q3 | 4.28 | 4.36 | 4.41 | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.68 |
Gini coefficient | 0.497 | 0.499 | 0.503 | 0.506 | 0.510 | 0.515 |
95% confidence interval | 0.467-0.527 | 0.469-0.529 | 0.472-0.533 | 0.476-0.536 | 0.480-0.540 | 0.485-0.545 |