Table 4 Variable assignment of the potential factors of elderly hospitalization service
Factors | Variable name | Factor assignment |
|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | ||
Hospitalization | Y1 | 1 = Yes, 0 = No(referent) |
Leaving against medical advice | Y2 | 1 = Yes, 0 = No(referent) |
Hospital avoidance | Y3 | 1 = Yes, 0 = No(referent) |
Independent variables | ||
Per-capita financial level for NCMSa | X1, X2, | Level I(43Yuan)(referent): X1 = 0, X2 = 0, X3 = 0, X4 = 0, X5 = 0 |
X3, X4, X5 | Level II(66Yuan,2006): X1 = 1, X2 = 0, X3 = 0, X4 = 0, X5 = 0 | |
Level III(123Yuan, 2008): X1 = 0, X2 = 1, X3 = 0, X4 = 0, X5 = 0 | ||
Level IV(173Yuan, 2010): X1 = 0, X2 = 0, X3 = 1, X4 = 0, X5 = 0 | ||
Level V(306Yuan, 2012): X1 = 0, X2 = 0, X3 = 0, X4 = 1, X5 = 0 | ||
Level VI(370Yuan, 2014): X1 = 0, X2 = 0, X3 = 0, X4 = 0, X5 = 1 | ||
Sex | X6 | 1 = Male, 0 = Female(referent) |
Age | X7, X8 | 65 ~ (referent): X7 = 0, X8 = 0 |
75~: X7 = 1, X8 = 0 | ||
85~: X7 = 0, X8 = 1 | ||
Occupation | X9 | 1 = No-farmer, 0 = Farmer(referent) |
Educational level | X10, X11 | Illiterate(referent): X10 = 0, X11 = 0 |
Elementary school: X10 = 1, X11 = 0 | ||
Middle school and above: X10 = 0, X11 = 1 | ||
Marital status | X12 | 1 = Unmarried/divorced/widowed, 0 = Married(referent) |
Labor force | X13 | 1 = Yes, 0 = No(referent) |
Chronic disease | X14 | 1 = Yes, 0 = No(referent) |
Per capita income per yearb | X15, X16, | Group I(referent): X15 = 0, X16 = 0, X17 = 0, X18 = 0 |
X17, X18 | Group II: X15 = 1, X16 = 0, X17 = 0, X18 = 0 | |
Group III: X15 = 0, X16 = 1, X17 = 0, X18 = 0 | ||
Group IV: X15 = 0, X16 = 0, X17 = 1, X18 = 0 | ||
Group V: X15 = 0, X16 = 0, X17 = 1, X18 = 0 | ||