Research Article

Spatial Association and Explanation of China’s Digital Financial Inclusion Development Based on the Network Analysis Method

Table 1

Variables and indicators.

VariableIndicatorVariable description

Dependent variableNetwork relationsSpatial association network of digital financial inclusion development (R)Spatial association matrix of digital financial inclusion development

Independent variableSpatial adjacency relationsSpatial adjacency relation (S)Spatial adjacency matrix

Economic development levelDifference in per capita GDP (E)Per capita GDP difference matrix

Traditional finance development levelDifference in the total credit balance of financial institutions per unit of GDP (F)Total credit balance of financial institutions per unit of GDP difference matrix

PC Internet development levelDifference in the Internet penetration rate (N)Internet penetration rate difference matrix

Mobile Internet development levelDifference in the mobile phone penetration rate (M)Mobile phone penetration rate difference matrix

Industrial structureDifference in the tertiary industry output value per unit of GDP (I)Tertiary industry output value per unit of GDP difference matrix