Table 4.

Items included in the two indices, coding of response alternatives, and mean for the whole group

	Knowledge Index (6 items)			Skills Index (5 items)
4 = large need	3 = fairly large need	2 = limited need		1 = no need	01 = missing value
H	Sickness insurance rules	0-4	A	Judging patients' work capacity	0-4
I	Other forms of compensation in the social insurance system	0-4	B	Work demands in different occupations and/or workplaces	0-4
K	My options and responsibilities as a physician in sickness certification cases	0-4	C	Assesing the optimum length and degree of sickness certification	0-4
L	The options and responsibilities of the SIO2 in sickness certification cases	0-4	D	Handling conflicts with patients about the need for sickness certification	0-4
M	Employers' options and responsibilities in sickness certification cases	0-4	F	Designing optimum plans of action	0-4
N	The options and responsibilities of the Employment Office in sickness certification cases	0-4
	Sum1	1-24		Sum1	1-20
	Unadjusted mean	15.7		Unadjusted mean	11.9
	Unadjusted mean percent of maximum	65.6%		Unadjusted mean percent of maximum	59.4%

¹Respondents with missing values on all items in one index were not included in the analysis of that index

²Social Insurance Office