Table 1 Descriptive statistics of personal attributes and hospital attributes
From: China’s regional inequity in pharmacist’s drug safety practice
Dummy variables | Descriptions | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
Personal average working load dummy variables | 1 = The number of prescriptions/doctor’s advices processed per day is 0, 0 = Otherwise | 0.163 | 0.370 |
1 = The number of prescriptions/doctor’s advices processed per day is between 1 and 100, 0 = Otherwise | 0.247 | 0.432 | |
1 = The number of prescriptions/doctor’s advices processed per day is between 101 and 300, 0 = Otherwise | 0.249 | 0.432 | |
1 = The number of prescriptions/doctor’s advices processed per day is between 301 and 500, 0 = Otherwise | 0.161 | 0.367 | |
1 = The number of prescriptions/doctor’s advices processed per day is more than 500, 0 = Otherwise | 0.180 | 0.385 | |
Personal professional title dummy variables | 1 = Practice pharmacist, 0 = Otherwise | 0.035 | 0.185 |
1 = Assistant pharmacist (junior title), 0 = Otherwise | 0.112 | 0.315 | |
1 = Pharmacist (junior title), 0 = Otherwise | 0.360 | 0.480 | |
1 = Competent pharmacist (intermediate title), 0 = Otherwise | 0.325 | 0.469 | |
1 = Associate senior pharmacist (senior title), 0 = Otherwise | 0.125 | 0.331 | |
1 = Senior pharmacist (senior title), 0 = Otherwise | 0.042 | 0.202 | |
Personal professional position dummy variables | 1 = Drug dispensing position in outpatient pharmacy/emergency pharmacy, 0 = Otherwise | 0.456 | 0.498 |
1 = Drug dispensing position in inpatient pharmacy, 0 = Otherwise | 0.178 | 0.382 | |
1 = Position in drug storehouse, 0 = Otherwise | 0.082 | 0.275 | |
1 = Hospital preparation production position, 0 = Otherwise | 0.042 | 0.201 | |
1 = Position in intravenous compounding center, 0 = Otherwise | 0.058 | 0.235 | |
1 = Clinical pharmacy position, 0 = Otherwise | 0.133 | 0.340 | |
1 = Other position for part-time job, 0 = Otherwise | 0.006 | 0.075 | |
1 = Other position, 0 = Otherwise | 0.044 | 0.206 | |
Hospital level dummy variables | 1 = Sample pharmacist is in Second-Class Hospital at Grade 2, 0 = Otherwise | 0.003 | 0.055 |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in First-Class Hospital at Grade 2, 0 = Otherwise | 0.097 | 0.297 | |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in Second-Class Hospital at Grade 3, 0 = Otherwise | 0.092 | 0.289 | |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in First-Class Hospital at Grade 3, 0 = Otherwise | 0.808 | 0.394 | |
Length of hospital history dummy variables | 1 = Sample pharmacist is in hospital established before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, 0 = Otherwise | 0.429 | 0.495 |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in hospital established after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, 0 = Otherwise | 0.493 | 0.500 | |
Hospital type dummy variables | 1 = Sample pharmacist is in traditional Chinese medicine specialized hospital, 0 = Otherwise | 0.002 | 0.045 |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in western medicine specialized hospital, 0 = Otherwise | 0.078 | 0.268 | |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in traditional Chinese medicine general hospital, 0 = Otherwise | 0.033 | 0.179 | |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in integrated traditional and western medicine general hospital, 0 = Otherwise | 0.022 | 0.146 | |
1 = Sample pharmacist is in western medicine general hospital, 0 = Otherwise | 0.865 | 0.341 |