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Table 1 Variables and descriptive statistics, pooled data, 2015–2021

From: Measuring efficiency of public hospitals under the impact of Covid-19: the case of Türkiye

Variable

Definition

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Outputs

 Outpatient

Outpatient

569,947.2

610,541.3

12,458

4,348,969

 InpatientxCMI

Inpatient adjusted by CMI

12,122.5

17,984.1

0.7

306,377.4

Inputs

 Physician

Physician

101.8

175.8

3

3219

 Nurse

Nurse

173.2

221.5

10

2735

 OtherMedStaff

Other medical staff

157.6

173.8

12

2011

 Bed

Bed

225.9

296.3

25

4881

 Year dummies from D2016 to D2021

Takes 1 if the year is the matched one like for D2016 = 1 if the year t = 2016 and so on

    

Inefficiency variables

 TRH

Training and research status

0.11

0.31

0

1

 CITY

City hospital status

0.01

0.12

0

1

 POP

Population ratio (%)

0.03

0.05

0.00

0.19

 RATE

Exchange rate

5.15

2.12

2.72

8.98

  1. Covid-outbreak D2020 takes one if the year is 2020
  2. Covid-pandemic D2021 takes one if the year is 2021
  3. Total Number of Observations: 3679
  4. Total Number of Hospital: 563 (13 City Hospital, 72 Training and Research Hospital)