Table 2 Health insurance and health workforce before and after China’s health system reform

Urban

Rural

Total

Urban

Rural

Total

 health insurance coverage (%)

66.20

91.90

87.10

91.60

97.30

95.20

 ARR at PHC institutions, Mean ± SD

0.52

(0.34, 0.71)

0.47

(0.25, 0.69)

0.48

(0.26, 0.71)

0.64

(0.41, 0.86)

0.66

(0.44, 0.89)

0.64

(0.42, 0.86)

 ARR at county hospitals, Mean ± SD

0.45

(0.34, 0.56)

0.35

(0.24, 0.46)

0.40

(0.27, 0.53)

0.58

(0.49, 0.67)

0.48

(0.40, 0.55)

0.52

(0.44, 0.60)

 ARR at higher level hospitals, Mean ± SD

0.45

(0.27, 0.63)

–

0.45

(0.27, 0.63)

0.57

(0.41, 0.74)

–

0.57

(0.41, 0.75)

 Physicians density at PHCs, Mean ± SD

0.46

(0.42–0.50)

0.39

(0.35–0.43)

0.41

(0.36–0.46)

0.56

(0.51–0.61)

0.37

(0.34–0.40)

0.44

(0.40–0.48)

 Physicians density at county hospitals, Mean ± SD

1.96

(1.89–2.03)

0.55

(0.51–0.59)

0.74

(0.68–0.80)

2.62

(2.49–2.75)

0.80

(0.76–0.84)

1.47

(1.43–1.51)

 Physicians density at higher level hospitals, Mean ± SD

3.68

(2.56, 4.80)

–

3.68

(2.56, 4.80)

4.89

(3.25, 6.53)

–

4.89

(3.25, 6.53)

N

35

59

94

78

78

156