Table 1 Division grade corresponding to each social variable.

From: Predicting the potential risk area of illegal vaccine trade in China

Socioeconomic variable

Grade quantity

Intervals

National urban population density (population-density)

5

Person/sq.km.

Medical institutions at and under the township level throughout the country (medical-institutions)

4

Less than 100, 100–200, 200–300, and more than 300

Average monthly wages (monthly-wage)

4

Less than RMB 3,500, RMB 3,500–4,000, RMB 4,000–4,500 and more than RMB 4,500

Industrial structure

3

Percentage of employees in primary, secondary and tertiary industries

City data (cities)

2

provincial capital and non- provincial capital

Freight-volume

5

10,000 tons

Primary-industry-working-population

5

10,000 persons