Table 3.

The way of assigning the independent variables of the factors influencing the knowledge, belief, and behavior of CPR among freshmen students.

Independent variable	Assignment method
Gender	Male = 1; Female = 2
Age	18 ~ <19 = 1; 19 ~ <20 = 2; 20 ~ <21 = 3; 21 ~ <22 = 4; 22 ~ <23 = 5
Place of residence	countryside = 1; town = 2; city = 3
Conscious health status	Very poor = 1; poor = 2; general = 3; good = 4; very good = 5
Mother’s education level	Primary school or below = 1; Primary school graduate = 2; Junior high school = 3; Senior high school or vocational school = 4; Associate degree or above = 5
Father’s education level	Primary school or below = 1; Primary school graduate = 2; Junior high school = 3; Senior high school or vocational school = 4; Associate degree or above = 5
First aid training experience	YES = 1; NO = 2
Relatives are medical personnel	YES = 1; NO = 2
Whether witnessed or personally experienced an emergency such as cardiac arrest	YES = 1; NO = 2
Whether CPR training was included in the curriculum of previous schools	YES = 1; NO = 2; Unknow = 3
Health status of family members	Very poor = 1; poor = 2; general = 3; good = 4; very good = 5
General self-efficacy	Raw Scale Score
eHEALS	Raw Scale Score