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Table 2 Dependent variables: levels1) and trends2), 2000-2007

From: Explaining regional variations in health care utilization between Swiss cantons using panel econometric models

MHI service groups: per capita utilization

n (CAN-TON3))

T (YEAR)

N (OBS)

MEAN4)

STD4)

MIN4)

MAX4)

EQ4)

Δ% 2000-20072)

General practitioners: basic services (AZG)

26

8

208

3.7

0.5

2.9

4.7

1.6

-0.2%

Specialist doctors: basic services (AZS)

26

8

208

1.2

0.3

0.7

2.1

3.2

-0.9%

Hospital inpatient: hospital days (HOS)

26

8

208

1.9

0.5

1.3

3.5

2.7

-0.5%

Hospital outpatient: consultations (AMB)

26

8

208

0.9

0.5

0.6

2.7

4.5

7.1%

Drugs outpatient:costs (MED)

26

8

208

420

89

287

572

2.0

3.2%

Nursing homes:days of stay (SOM)

26

8

208

3.4

1.0

2.2

5.9

2.6

6.6%

  1. Source: [33], own calculations.
  2. 1) Average absolute numbers of per capita services, days and costs between 2000 and 2007.
  3. 2) Average annual growth rates in % of per capita services, days and costs between 2000 and 2007 (Δ% 2000-2007).
  4. 3) See Figure 1 and full names and more characteristics of cantons in Appendix, Table 4.
  5. 4) MEAN = arithmetical mean; STD = standard deviation; MIN = minimal value; MAX = maximal value; EQ = extremal quotient.
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