Table 1 Variable Description.
From: The impact of basic public services on residents’ consumption in China
Explained variable | Household consumption level (CR) | Household consumption rate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Consumption level of urban residents (URCR) | Consumption rate of urban residents (%) | ||
Consumption level of rural residents (RUCR) | Consumption rate of rural residents (%) | ||
The consumption gap between urban residents and rural residents (GAPCR) | The difference between the consumption rate of urban residents and rural residents (%)a | ||
Explanatory variables | Public service (PS) | Public basic education | Student–staff ratio of primary (%)a |
Student–staff ratio of junior (%)a | |||
The government funds for education per student (yuan) | |||
Medical and health care | Per capita local government expenditure on medical and health care (yuan) | ||
Number of health technicians per 10,000 people (number of people) | |||
Number of beds in medical institutions per 10,000 people (unit) | |||
Social security and employment services | Per capita local government expenditure on social security and employment (yuan) | ||
Health insurance coverage (%) | |||
The registered urban unemployment rate (%)a | |||
Public welfare infrastructure | Per capita local government expenditure on transportation (yuan) | ||
Density of Highway (m/m2) | |||
Per capita number of public transport vehicles in operation (unit) | |||
Public ecological environment | Per capita local government expenditure on environmental protection (yuan) | ||
Harmless treatment rate of household waste(%) | |||
Green coverage rate in built-up areas(%) | |||
Public cultural services | Per capita local government expenditure on culture, sports and media (yuan) | ||
Per capita public library holdings (Copies/person) | |||
The proportion of cable broadcasting and television subscribers in the total number of households (%) | |||
Control variables | Level of industrial structure (IS) | Output Value of Tertiary Industry/Output value of secondary industry | |
Urbanization level (UR) | Urbanization rate (%) | ||
Level of economic development (PGDP) | Per Capita GDP(yuan) | ||
