获取模态上的isset复选框值

我正在使用data-*发送模态值进行表单编辑。我试图在这个模态上发送一个复选框值，但它不是比较它的isset值来设置模态值上的复选框是否被选中或不被选中。

下面是编辑/删除代码的按钮:

<div class="btn-group">
    <a class="btn btn-primary" href="#"><i class="fa fa-female"></i> Yakult Lady</a>
    <a class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
    <span class="fa fa-caret-down"></span></a>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        <?php
        echo "<li><a class='"open-EditRow'" data-ylno='"".$ylno."'" data-firstname='"".$firstname."'" data-lastname='"".$lastname."'" data-bday='"".$bday."'" data-hired='"".$hired."'" data-inactive='"".$inactive."'" data-status='"".$status."'" data-area='"".$areano."'" title='"Edit this row'" '"><i class='"fa fa-pencil'"></i> Edit</a></li>";
        echo "<li><a class='"open-DeleteRow'" data-ylno='"".$ylno."'" data-firstname='"".$firstname."'" data-lastname='"".$lastname."'" title='"Delete this row'" '"><i class='"fa fa-trash'"></i> Delete</a></li>";
        ?>
    </ul>
</div>

下面是编辑模式代码:

<div class="form-group">
    <label class="col-sm-3 control-label">Status</label>
    <div class="col-sm-5">
        <div class="checkbox">
            <label>
                <input type="hidden" name="status" id="status" value="<?php echo $status; ?>" />
                <input type="checkbox" onclick="enableStatus(this.checked, 'inactive1');" name="status" id="status"<?php if($status == "Inactive") { ?> checked="checked" <?php } ?>> Inactive
                <i class="fa fa-square-o small"></i>
            </label>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

下面是它的jquery代码:

$('.open-EditRow').click(function(){
   var status = $(this).attr('data-status');
   $('#myModal #status').val(status);
   $('#myModal').modal('show');
});

如何发送复选框isset data来设置复选框为选中或未选中?

$('#myModal #status').prop('checked', status == 'yes');//if yes is the value stored in the database if the checkbox is checked