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Table 3 Prevalence of the 10 most frequently observed self-reported health states and frequency of reporting of the worst possible health states in EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-3L

From: Assessing the health of the general population in England: how do the three- and five-level versions of EQ-5D compare?

EQ-5D-5L

EQ-5D-3L

Health states

Frequency (%)

Cumulative frequency in %

Health states

Frequency (%)

Cumulative frequency (%)

11111

474 (47.6)

47.6

11111

4096 (56.2)

56.2

11121

93 (9.3)

56.9

11121

855 (11.7)

67.9

11112

46 (4.6)

61.6

11112

496 (6.8)

74.7

11131

22 (2.2)

63.8

11122

241 (3.3)

78.0

21121

21 (2.1)

65.9

21221

224 (3.1)

81.0

11122

21 (2.1)

68.0

21121

222 (3.0)

84.1

21221

19 (1.9)

69.9

21222

138 (1.9)

86.0

11123

13 (1.3)

71.2

11221

103 (1.4)

87.4

21111

11 (1.1)

72.3

11222

67 (0.9)

88.3

11221

11 (1.1)

73.4

22221

64 (0.9)

89.2

…

…

55555

0 (0.0)

100

33333

4 (0.1)

100