| Pattern | Response patterns | The evolution way | Provinces |
| Self-transition | Low-level drive | LLt⟶HLt + 1 | Jiangxi, Shanxi | High-level restriction | HLt⟶LLt + 1 HHt⟶LHt + 1 | Hainan, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei |
| Neighborhood transition | High-level restriction | HLt⟶HHt + 1 | Shandong | Low-level restriction | LLt⟶LLt + 1 | Ningxia, Henan, Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet, Heilongjiang, Yunnan, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shanxi |
| Stable transition | Low-level drive | LHt⟶LHt + 1 | Hebei | High-level restriction | HLt⟶HLt + 1 | Tianjin, Liaoning | High-level drive | HHt⟶HHt + 1 | Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Guangdong, Chongqing, Fujian |
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