Table 4 Description of the assignment of independent variables
Independent variable | Assignment method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | 1=60~; 2=70~; 3=80~ | |||
Education | 1= Primary school or less; 2= Middle school; 3= High school; 4= College or above | |||
Income per month(RMB) | 1=<2000; 2=2000~; 3=3000~; 4=4000~ | |||
Primary caregiver(Xg) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Spouse | X1= 1 | X2=0 | X3=0 | X4=0 |
Child | X1= 0 | X2=1 | X3=0 | X4=0 |
Nursing workers | X1= 0 | X2=0 | X3=1 | X4=0 |
No | X1= 0 | X2=0 | X3=0 | X4=1 |
Other owever, according to the recently achieved data fro | X1= 0 | X2=0 | X3=0 | X4=0 |
Types of medicines(kinds) | 1=5~10; 2=11~15; 3=>15 | |||
Monthly self-paid medication(RMB) | 1=<100; 2=100~; 3=300~; 4=500~; 5=800~ | |||
Frequency of medicines | 1= Once per day; 2= Twice per day; 3= Three per day; 4= More than three times per day | |||