Table 1 Variable description and descriptive statistics
Variables | Definition | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | |||||
Hospital | Primary hospitals (1), secondary hospitals (2), tertiary hospitals (3) | 2.294 | 0.828 | 1 | 3 |
Independent variable | |||||
Rate | Reimbursement rates | 0.252 | 0.325 | 0 | 1 |
Control variables | |||||
Age | Age of respondents | 68.478 | 9.950 | 45 | 100 |
Male | Yes (1), no (0) | 0.442 | 0.497 | 0 | 1 |
Education | Years of education | 5.249 | 4.203 | 0 | 19 |
Urban | Yes (1), no (0) | 0.401 | 0.490 | 0 | 1 |
Health | Very healthy (1), relatively healthy (2), average (3), relatively unhealthy (4), very unhealthy (5) | 3.656 | 0.958 | 1 | 5 |
Disease | Yes (1), no (0) | 0.712 | 0.453 | 0 | 1 |
Income | Log income | 7.701 | 2.764 | 0 | 13.850 |
Living | High (1), poor (0) | 0.536 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 |