Spatial inequality, characteristics of internal migration, and pulmonary tuberculosis in China, 2011–2017: a spatial analysis

Table 1 Specification of the variables

Variables	Description of observed variables	Data source	Period
SS + PTB	Sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB	National Notifiable Infectious Diseases Reporting Information System	2011–2017
POE	The proportion of emigration in total population	Report on China’s Migrant Population Development
POI	The proportion of immigration in total population
POR	The proportion of rural to urban migration in total population
POU	The proportion of urban to rural migration in total population
PCGDP	GDP per capita (10000RMB)	China Statistical Yearbook
EDU	The proportion of people with a college degree or above in total population
UR	The proportion of urban population in total population
PD	Population density (persons per square kilometres)
MF	The ratio of male to female
BED	The number of hospital beds

TB tuberculosis, SS + PTB sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB, POE proportion of emigrants, POI proportion of immigrants, POR proportion of rural-to-urban migrants, POU proportion of urban-to-rural migrants, PCGDP gross domestic product per capita, EDU college degree or higher, MF the ratio of male to female, UR urbanization rate, PD population density, BED the number of hospital beds

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