Research Article

Quantifying Urban Sprawl and Its Driving Forces in China

Table 3

The results for the whole sample.

VariablesDependent Variable
Urban SprawlPopulation Density

Constant-4.362∗∗∗8.983∗∗∗
(-3.399)(7.703)
0.419∗∗∗0.318∗∗0.471∗∗0.342∗∗-0.0750.063-0.1130.033
(2.209)(2.075)(2.502)(2.234)(-0.444)(0.848)(-0.679)(0.462)
0.1140.281∗∗0.1370.254∗∗0.0840.0080.0700.038
(0.859)(2.372)(1.041)(2.138)(0.711)(0.137)(0.601)(0.685)
-0.061∗-0.054∗-0.070∗∗-0.059∗∗0.002-0.0110.009-0.005
(-1.723)(-1.884)(-1.997)(-2.050)(0.060)(-0.779)(0.283)(-0.401)
-0.042∗∗∗-0.002-0.044∗∗∗-0.0060.056∗∗∗-0.0010.055∗∗∗0.001
(-4.565)(-0.266)(-4.580)(-0.628)(6.893)(-0.158)(6.531)(0.135)
-0.017-0.016-0.016-0.0340.002-0.0230.002-0.007
(-0.839)(-0.672)(-0.793)(-1.357)(0.092)(-1.943)(0.137)(-0.570)
0.0030.012-0.004-0.0020.057-0.0010.064∗∗∗0.014
(0.110)(0.525)(-0.156)(-0.072)(2.322)(-0.087)(2.625)(1.321)
0.0420.0090.0430.015-0.104∗∗∗-0.015-0.105∗∗∗-0.021
(1.428)(0.412)(1.488)(0.684)(-4.034)(-1.402)(-4.079)(-1.942)
-0.130∗∗∗-0.004-0.139∗∗∗-0.0090.139∗∗∗0.022∗∗0.147∗∗∗0.025∗∗
(-6.327)(-0.203)(-6.801)(-0.427)(7.612)(2.184)(8.093)(2.536)
-0.028-0.011-0.025-0.0110.0070.0070.0060.007
(-1.421)(-0.767)(-1.290)(-0.740)(0.433)(1.060)(0.360)(1.018)
W0.3870.1190.492∗0.180-0.3600.040-0.436∗-0.036
(1.433)(0.585)(1.836)(0.878)(-1.501)(0.408)(-1.831)(-0.377)
W0.444∗∗0.265∗0.485∗∗0.208-0.452∗∗∗-0.144∗∗-0.476∗∗∗-0.081
(2.352)(1.766)(2.591)(1.375)(-2.700)(-1.998)(-2.863)(-1.142)
W-0.082-0.022-0.100∗∗-0.0340.081∗-0.0070.095∗∗0.007
(-1.631)(-0.565)(-2.001)(-0.882)(1.819)(-0.406)(2.134)(0.394)
W0.0090.0180.0050.006-0.027∗∗-0.002-0.028∗∗0.002
(0.700)(1.624)(0.332)(0.449)(-2.414)(-0.357)(-2.205)(0.280)
W0.0420.120∗∗∗0.0440.039-0.022-0.070∗∗∗-0.0200.003
(1.437)(3.358)(1.502)(0.924)(-0.833)(-4.042)(-0.782)(0.173)
W0.078∗0.065∗0.0620.026-0.059-0.045∗∗∗-0.038-0.004
(1.929)(1.821)(1.508)(0.703)(-1.626)(-2.645)(-1.035)(-0.224)
W-0.040-0.006-0.0330.0210.0750.0190.064∗-0.004
(-0.975)(-0.170)(-0.810)(0.557)(2.084)(1.080)(1.767)(-0.247)
W0.082∗∗∗-0.0220.054∗-0.048-0.135∗∗∗-0.034∗-0.109∗∗∗-0.008
(2.635)(-0.591)(1.709)(-1.260)(-4.874)(-1.885)(-3.898)(-0.471)
W0.0150.0220.0140.0200.004-0.023∗∗0.007-0.020∗
(0.474)(0.972)(0.453)(0.880)(0.142)(-2.077)(0.251)(-1.845)
ρ0.167∗∗∗0.108∗∗∗0.135∗∗∗0.101∗∗∗0.223∗∗∗0.250∗∗∗0.198∗∗∗0.170∗∗∗
(6.347)(3.983)(5.044)(3.697)(8.762)(9.928)(7.640)(6.394)
Space-fixedNoYesNoYesNoYesNoYes
Time-fixedNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
R-squared0.1760.7880.1940.7900.2290.9420.2460.945
Log-likeli
-hood
-360.299790.660-338.309815.560-164.9472025.206-142.8502093.934
Moran’s I0.162∗∗∗0.210∗∗∗
LR_joint_
space fixed
2372.376∗∗∗4577.916∗∗∗
LR_joint_
time fixed
82.005∗∗∗367.134∗∗∗
Wald_
spatial_lag
12.06511.662
LR_spatial
_lag
12.03611.612
Wald_
spatial_error
12.90310.763
LR_spatial_
error
12.86010.687
Hauman test272.140∗∗∗11.315
Obs17101710171017101710171017101710

Notes: the t-statistical data is provided in the parentheses; ∗∗∗, ∗∗, and refer to the statistical significance level (1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively).