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Table 1 Classification and definition of independent variables

From: Determinants of health poverty vulnerability in rural areas of Western China in the post-poverty relief era: an analysis based on the Anderson behavioral model

Variable

Definition

Reference

Predisposing factors

Gender

0 = Female

Female

1 = Male

Age

Quantitative variable

Marital status

1 = Single

Single

2 = Married

3 = Separated/Divorced

4 = Widowed

Ethnicity

1 = Han

Others

0 = Others

Family size

1 = Single

Single

2 = Small

3 = Big

Resident population

Quantitative variable

Dependency ratio

Household occupation

1 = Farmer

Rural nonfarm population

0 = Ruralnonfarm population

Enabling factors

Educational level

1 = No education

No education

2 = Primary school

3 = Secondary school

4 = High school or more

Proportion of insured

Quantitative variable

Household incomes per capita

Household income grouping

1 = Low income level

Low-income level

2 = Lower middle-income group

3 = Middle income group

4 = Upper middle-income group

5 = High income level

Whether it is a subsistence allowance

1 = Yes

No

0 = No

Distance to nearest medical facility (km)

Quantitative variable

Percentage of major medical expenses

Need factors

Families suffer from chronic disease types

Quantitative variable

Average household health score

Number of medical consultations per household

Number of hospitalized persons

Number of days of family hospitalization

Whether bills were incurred due to illness

1 = Yes

No

0 = No