Table 1 Variable assignment
Characteristics | Variable | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
Patients’ satisfaction | Y | 1 = Dissatisfied; 2 = Satisfied |
Type of hospital | X1 | 0 = Core hospital; 1 = Cooperative hospital |
Gender | X2 | 0 = Male; 1 = Female |
Age (years) | X3 | 1 = 0–20; 2 = 21–40; 3 = 41–60; 4 = 61–80; 5 = 81–100 |
Household registration | ||
Urban area | X4 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Suburbs | X5 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Nonnative | X6 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Residence time | X7 | 1 = Within half a year; 2 = Half a year to 1 year; 3 = One to two years; 4 = More than 2 years |
Current address | ||
Capital functional core area | X8 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Urban functional development area | X9 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
New area of urban development | X10 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Ecological conservation development area | X11 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Nonnative | X12 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Chronic disease status | X13 | 0 = No chronic diseases; 1 = Any chronic diseases |
Characteristics | Variable | Assignment |
Patient type | X14 | 0 = Inpatient; 1 = Outpatient |
Medical insurance type | ||
UEBMI | X15 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
URBMI | X16 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
NMI | X17 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
NRCMS | X18 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
CI | X19 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Out of pocket | X20 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Average monthly medical expenses (yuan) | X21 | 1 = Less than 300; 2 = 301–500; 3 = 501–800; 4 = 801–1000; 5 = More than 1001 |
Level of understanding of medical alliance policy | X22 | 1 = Very little understanding; 2 = Little understanding; 3 = General understanding; 4 = Some understanding; 5 = High level of understanding |
Method of understanding | ||
Media reports | X23 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Community promotion | X24 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Hospital promotion | X25 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Recommendations from relatives and friends | X26 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Others | X27 | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |