Table 1.

Attributes and levels of healthcare services in the DCE

Domains	Attributes	Levels	Variables coding
Capabilities	Treatment effects	Good; moderate; poor	Categorical
	Physician–patient communication	Good; moderate; poor	Categorical
	Continuity of care	Yes; no	Categorical
Efficiency	Waiting time	Within 0.5 hour; 2 hours; 4 hours or longer	Categorical
Affordability	Out-of-pocket costs per visit (if reimbursed)	¥150–¥600	Continuous
Convenience	Travel time	Within 1 hour; 3 hours; 6 hours or longer	Categorical

The average exchange rate of US Dollars to CNY in 2020 was about 6.90. Therefore, ¥150 was approximately US$21.7 and ¥600 was about US$87.0.

CNY, Chinese Yuan; DCE, discrete choice experiment.