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Table 2 Characteristics of subjects eligible for HRQoL measurement (n = 30,996)

From: Non response, incomplete and inconsistent responses to self-administered health-related quality of life measures in the general population: patterns, determinants and impact on the validity of estimates — a population-based study in France using the MOS SF-36

Age

 

<60

22922 (74.0)

60–64

1846 (6.0)

65–69

1875 (6.0)

70–74

1721 (5.6)

75–79

1294 (4.2)

80–84

886 (2.9)

>85

452 (1.5)

Gender

 

Men

14798 (47.7)

Women

16198 (52.3)

Region of residence

 

Paris region

7005 (22.6)

Eastern Parisian Basin

4608 (14.9)

Western Parisian Basin

1979 (6.4)

West

3175 (10.2)

East

2158 (7.0)

Mediterranean Basin

4115 (13.3)

North

3029 (9.8)

South-East

2393 (7.7)

South-West

2534 (8.2)

Education

 

No diploma

2637 (8.5)

Primary school

7137 (23.0)

Lower secondary level

2274 (7.3)

Intermediate Secondary level

8518 (27.5)

Upper Secondary level

3286 (10.6)

Lower tertiary level

5241 (16.9)

Upper tertiary level

1903 (6.1)

Marital status

 

Married/in couple

17455 (56.3)

Single

8962 (28.9)

Divorced/separated

2276 (7.3)

Widowed

2303 (7.4)

Geographic origin and foreign background

 

Metropolitan France

26845 (86.6)

Foreign

4035 (13.0)

Occupation

 

Active

16534 (53.3)

Inactive-retired

14462 (46.7)

Mean income (10,000 €/year per household unit) (SD)

1.63 (1.12)

Smoking Status

 

Non-smoker

16822 (54.3)

Light smoker (1–9 cig/day)

2035 (6.6)

Moderate consumption smoker (10–9 cig/day)

2439 (7.9)

Heavy smoker (≥ 20 cig/day)

1886 (6.1)

Alcohol dependence (Cage Score ≥2)

1624 (5.2)

Elixhauser score

 

0

26395 (85.8)

1–2

4315 (14.0)

≥3

53 (0.2)

Charlson score

 

0

22294 (72.4)

1–2

8141 (26.4)

≥3

328 (1.1)

  1. Figures are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise.