Table 3

Stochastic Frontier Analysis regression analysis results

Chinese medicine practitioners (including assistant practitioners)TCM pharmacistNumber of beds (actual open beds)The total value of more than 10,000 RMB of TCM diagnosis and treatment equipment
Constant−66.15***9.09***60.46***471.36***
GDP per capita13.05**−1.81***−24.75***−70.14***
Population density−2.75−0.65**1.74*−119.23***
Number of hospitals4.271.0731.78***124.97***
σ21029.21***61.01***10495.09***194014.28***
γ0.99***0.99***0.99***0.99***
Log likelihood function−274.94***−180.14***−361.4***−449.82***
LR test of the one-sided error51.66***50.39***36.64***59.25***
  • Note: ***,** and * indicate the significant p value at the 1%,5% and 10%.