Table 1 Variable assignment table.

From: The association between family doctor contract services and the health of middle-aged and older people in China: an instrumental variables analysis

Variables

Variables assignment

FDCS

NO = 0, YES = 1

HR-QoL (point)

Continuous variable

PCS (point)

Continuous variable

MCS (point)

Continuous variable

Subjective well-being (point)

Continuous variable

Cognitive function (point)

Continuous variable

The combination of medical and healthcare

NO = 0, YES = 1

Healthcare services utilization

 Outpatient

NO = 0, YES = 1

 Inpatient

NO = 0, YES = 1

Social activities

NO = 0, YES = 1

Area

West = 0, Centre = 1, East = 2

Residence

Rural = 0, Urban = 1

Gender

Female = 0, Male = 1

Age (year)

Continuous variable

Marital status

Unmarried = 0, Married = 1

Education

Primary school or below = 0, Junior high school or above = 1

Household income (yuan)

Continuous variable

Insurance

NO = 0, YES = 1

Smoke

NO = 0, YES = 1

Drink

NO = 0, YES = 1

Chronic diseases

NO = 0, YES = 1