Table 2 Selection and assignment of health poverty vulnerability measurement indicators
First level indicators | The secondary indicators | Indicator description and assignment | Variable code |
|---|---|---|---|
Health status of the elderly | Self-evaluation of health | Very healthy = 1, Healthier = 2, Healthy = 3, Unhealthy = 4 | a1 |
Pain | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a2 | |
Chronic disease | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a3 | |
|  | Gender | Male = 1, Female = 2 | a4 |
| Â | Age | Numerical variable | a5 |
|  | Marital status | Married (living with spouse) = 1, Separation/divorce = 2, Widowed/unmarried = 3 | a6 |
Factors influencing the health status of the elderly | Participating in the new rural cooperative medical insurance | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a7 |
|  | Taking out critical illness insurance | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a8 |
Whether medicaid | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a9 | |
Received medicaid last year | Numerical variable | a10 | |
Master self-treatment | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a11 | |
|  | Smoking | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a12 |
Drinking | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a13 | |
Checking blood pressure regularly | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a14 | |
Checking for diabetes often | Yes = 1, No = 0 | a15 | |
Medical distance | Numerical variable | a16 | |
|  | Medical service satisfaction | 1=“Extremely satisfied”;2=“Greatly satisfied”; 3=“Satisfied”; 4=“Less satisfied”; 5=“Completely dissatisfied” | a17 |
Number of hospitalizations in a year | Numerical variable | a18 | |
The annual income of the elderly | The income received by individuals in the past year(excluding pension) | Numerical variable | b1 |
| Â | The pension that an individual receives | Numerical variable | b2 |