Table 3 Multiple regression analysis of comprehensive quality scores

Control variables

University (reg = Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine)

-0.07

0.12

-0.56

-0.08

0.12

-0.63

What is the most important reason you chose this school (reg = personal preference)

Parents’ expectations

0.06

0.12

0.53

0.05

0.12

0.39

Other reasons

0.13

0.18

0.73

0.16

0.18

0.91

Your current school (reg = School of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Affiliated hospital

0.20

0.12

1.69

0.24

0.11

2.06***

Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina

-0.04

0.17

-0.24

0.01

0.17

0.06

Chinese Materia Medica

0.06

0.12

0.54

0.11

0.11

0.94

Enrolled in a program as a first choice(reg = No)

-0.27

0.12

-2.30*

-0.22

0.12

-1.92

Current academic qualification(reg = Postgraduate)

-0.11

0.10

-1.18

-0.11

0.09

-1.18

Sex (reg = Female)

0.06

0.10

0.6

0.05

0.10

0.53

Sibling (reg = No)

0.15

0.10

1.53

0.18

0.10

1.83

Type of household registration (reg = Rural)

0.12

0.10

1.26

0.10

0.10

0.99

Average monthly consumption

0.07

0.03

2.20*

0.07

0.03

2.1*

Economic belt of the place of origin (reg = Central)

Eastern

0.17

0.11

1.57

0.17

0.10

1.66

Western

0.29

0.13

2.24*

0.31

0.13

2.45*

Northeastern

-0.03

0.23

-0.13

0.04

0.22

0.16

Independent variable

Intergenerational transmission of medical(reg = No)

Direct

0.31

0.13

2.35*

0.29

0.14

2.08*

Collateral

0.55

0.18

3.10***

0.60

0.17

3.48***

Others

-0.14

0.23

-0.59

-0.12

0.24

-0.52

scale

_cons

2.27

0.08

28.49***

2.21

0.08

27.87***

2.32

0.08

29.07***

VIF

1.27

1.29

Log likelihood

282.90

275.08

289.98