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Table 4 Variable assignment

From: Cognition and attitudes of hospice care among healthcare providers: a case study of Sichuan Province

Variable

Server variable

Assignment description

Dependent Variable

 Knowledge score

 

Continuous variable

 Attitudes score

 

Continuous variable

Independent variable

 Sex

X1

Male = 1, Female = 0

 Age

X2

 ≤ 25 = 000, 26 ~ 35 = 100, 36 ~ 45 = 010, ≥ 46 = 001

 Marital status

X3

Unmarried = 0, Married = 1

 Education levels

X5

Junior College = 00, Undergraduate = 10, Postgraduate = 01

 Professional titles

X6

Primary title = 00, Intermediate title = 10, Senior title = 01