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Table 4 Illustrations of data arrangements

From: Survival analysis of Rural Clinical School of Western Australia graduates: the long-term work of building a long-term rural medical workforce

Participant

Original format

 

New format for SAS PROC PHREG analysis

CollectionYear

RuralPractice

StartYear

EndYear

CensorStatus

1

2011

No

0

2

1

1

2012

No

   

1

2013

Yes

2

4

2

1

2014

Yes

   

1

2015

No

4

5

1

  1. Calendar years were converted to simple time (yearly) units, with 0 indicating (end of) year 2010, and 5 indicating (end of) year 2015
  2. This was necessary to preserve the correct duration, or the number of years, that the participatnt contributed to the study. For example, the maximum time period in this study is 5 years (2011 through 2015 inclusive). However, 2015–2011 (or in code 5–1) equals 4 years only
  3. CensorStatus = 1 indicates censoring or a non-event (ie no rural practice). CensorStatus = 2 indicates an event (ie rural practice)
  4. Grey-shaded rows of data did not exist in the new format