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Table 1 Definition of key variables

From: Adaptation and assessments of the Chinese version of the ICECAP-A measurement

Characteristics

Variables

Type

Definition

Socioeconomics

 Age

Age

continuous variable

Respondents age

 Gender

Female

dummy variable

Female is 1, male is 0

 Education

High school degree or below

dummy variable

High school degree or below is 1, the other is 0

College degree

dummy variable

College degree is 1, the other is 0

Bachelor degree or above

dummy variable

Bachelor degree or above is 1, the other is 0

 Marital status

Unmarried

dummy variable

Unmarried is 1, the other is 0

Married and cohabiting

dummy variable

Married and cohabiting is 1, the other is 0

Other marital status

dummy variable

Other marital state is 1, the other is 0

 Job

Business services

dummy variable

Business services is 1, the other is 0

Administration

dummy variable

Administration is 1, the other is 0

Service personnel

dummy variable

Service personnel is 1, the other is 0

Technical personnel

dummy variable

Technical personnel is 1, the other is 0

Other job

dummy variable

Other job is 1, the other is 0

 Household registration

Rural

dummy variable

Rural is 1, non-rural is 0

 Health insurance

Full Insurance

dummy variable

Full Insurance is 1, the other is 0

Urban Workers’ Basic Medical Insurance

dummy variable

Urban Workers’ Basic Medical Insurance is 1, the other is 0

Urban Residents Basic Medical Insurance

dummy variable

Urban Residents Basic Medical Insurance is 1, the other is 0

New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance

dummy variable

New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance is 1, the other is 0

Commercial Medical Insurance

dummy variable

Commercial Medical Insurance is 1, the other is 0

Other insurance

dummy variable

Other insurance is 1, the other is 0

No insurance

dummy variable

No insurance is 1, the other is 0

 Incomes adults

Incomes adults

continuous variable

The number of adults who have incomes

 Monthly income per capita

<¥1000

dummy variable

The monthly income less than ¥1000 is 1, the other is 0

¥1000 to ¥2000

dummy variable

The monthly income between ¥1000 and ¥2000 is 1, the other is 0

¥2000 to ¥3000

dummy variable

The monthly income between ¥2000 and ¥3000 is 1, the other is 0

¥4000 to ¥5000

dummy variable

The monthly income between ¥4000 and ¥5000 is 1, the other is 0

More than ¥5000

dummy variable

The monthly income more than 5000 yuan is 1, the other is 0

Unknown monthly income

dummy variable

The unknown monthly income is 1, the other is 0

 Income source

Salary

dummy variable

Salary of income source is 1, the other is 0

Agriculture production or business

dummy variable

Agriculture production or business of income source is 1, the other is 0

Other income source

dummy variable

Other income source is 1, the other is 0

 Number of houses

Number of houses

continuous variable

The number of houses

Quality of Life

 ICECAP-A

ICECAP-A score

continuous variable

The score of ICECAP, and the value range is 0 to 1

 EQ-5D-3 L

EQ-5D-3 L score

continuous variable

The score of EQ-5D, and the value range is −0.147 to 1

 EQ-VAS

EQ-VAS

continuous variable

The score of EQ-VAS, and the value range is 0 to 100