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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2022 Jun 20;307:115151. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115151

Table 2. DCE attributes and their levels.

Attribute Attribute levels
Salary

  1. 20% below average

  2. Average earnings

  3. 20% above average
Training

  1. No training available

  2. 5 days per year dedicated training time (improving work-related and transferable skills)

  3. 10 days per year dedicated training time (improving work-related and transferable skills)
Workload

  1. Light: more than enough time to complete duties

  2. Medium: enough time to complete duties

  3. Heavy: barely enough time to complete duties
Management style

  1. Management is supportive, and makes work easier

  2. Management is not supportive, and makes work more difficult
Health facility quality

  1. Your workplace is good: it has reliable electricity and other services, supplies are always available

  2. Your workplace is basic: it has unreliable electricity, whilst supplies you need are not always available
Opportunities to improve health outcomes

  1. Your work will have a large impact on improving health in the local community

  2. Your work will have a small impact on improving health in the local community