Research Article

Exploring the Classification and Restructuring of Chemical Industrial Cities in China: The Perspectives of Sectoral and Spatial Differences

Table 3

Estimation of industrial locations in China and the regions, 2003.

VariablesNationwideNortheasternEasternCentralWestern
Num.Val.Num.Val.Num.Val.Num.Val.Num.Val.

C−6.782−0.191−7.756−0.083−19.048−0.43410.4920.062−7.756−0.083
MAR0.0613.15E − 040.0582.82E − 040.1330.0010.0237.65E − 050.0582.82E − 04
RES10.8010.239−0.8380.044.2290.336−6.4840.006−0.8380.04
GEO11.6320.1090.7680.0422.8220.116−17.2880.1550.7680.04
TEC39.7050.42531.1130.29828.3070.44368.3630.1890.5250.002
POR0.0272.37E − 04−0.0135.01E − 060.0252.18E − 040.0154.21E − 0531.1130.298
REG0.0110.0030.0174.31E − 04−0.0960.0050.0873.20E − 040.0174.31E − 04
FDI0.0274.11E − 040.5250.002−0.1520.001−0.019−0.004−0.0135.01E − 06
R20.6420.6540.5130.4050.6630.6690.1510.1860.5130.655
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Symbols , , and denote significance levels of 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01, respectively. Num. = number of chemical firms; Val. = output value of the chemical industry.