Inequality and heterogeneity in medical resources for children with autism spectrum disorders: a study in the ethnic minority region of southern China

Table 1 Allocation of levels 1 to 3 ASD medical intervention institutions, technical staff, and average number of ASD cases served in Guangxi

Institution levels	Districts or counties				Sponsors		Technical staffs	ASD cases served per year
Institution levels	Municipal districts of provincial capital¹	Municipal districts of other cities²	Ordinary Counties³	Ethnic Minority Counties⁴	Government-sponsored	Private-sponsored	Technical staffs	ASD cases served per year
Level 3	18(47.4)	20(52.6)	0(0)	0(0)	33(86.8)	5(13.2)	1162(43.6)	4947(37.8)
Level 2	4(6.8)	45(76.3)	7(11.9)	3(5.0)	42(71.2)	17(28.8)	887(33.3)	4659(35.6)
Level 1	4(2.6)	32(20.7)	105(67.7)	14(9.0)	113(72.9)	42(27.1)	616(23.1)	3479(26.6)
total	26(10.3)	97(38.5)	112(44.4)	17(6.8)	188(74.6)	64(25.4)	2665	13,085

Note:
1. Municipal districts of the provincial capital are those within the city limits of Nanning
2. Municipal districts of other cities are those within the city limits of prefectural-level cities other than Nanning
3. Ordinary Counties are those that are not classified as ‘ethnic minority counties’
4. The Ethnic Minority Counties are defined by the state Council of China in accordance with the the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Regional Ethnic Autonomy

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