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

Table 5 Number (percentages) of respondents at level 1 in the EQ-5D-5L profile and EQ-5D-3L profile, by education and sex

EQ-5D dimensions	5L version			3L version			5L version			3L version
Education and sex	Degree	No degree	P value	Degree	No degree	P value	Male	Female	P value	Male	Female	P value
Mobility	181 (85.8 %)	556 (70.8 %)	0.00	1728 (92.1 %)	4288 (79.3 %)	0.00	306 (75.6 %)	431 (72.9 %)	0.35	2697 (83.3 %)	3324 (81.9 %)	0.11
Self-care	203 (96.2 %)	701 (89.3 %)	0.00	1831 (97.6 %)	5058 (93.5 %)	0.00	369 (91.1 %)	535 (90.5 %)	0.75	3060 (94.6 %)	3834 (94.5 %)	0.88
Usual Activities	180 (85.3 %)	580 (73.9 %)	0.00	1726 (92.0 %)	4399 (81.3 %)	0.00	310 (76.5 %)	450 (76.1 %)	0.88	2778 (85.9 %)	3352 (82.6 %)	0.00
Pain/Discomfort	145 (68.7 %)	437 (55.7 %)	0.00	1451 (77.3 %)	3393 (62.7 %)	0.00	253 (62.5 %)	329 (55.7 %)	0.03	2246 (69.4 %)	2602 (64.1 %)	0.00
Anxiety/Depression	167 (79.2 %)	590 (75.2 %)	0.23	1591 (84.8 %)	4236 (78.3 %)	0.00	320 (79.0 %)	437 (73.9 %)	0.07	2701 (83.5 %)	3130 (77.1 %)	0.00
Sub-total	211 (21.2 %)	785 (78.8 %)		1877 (25.7 %)	5417 (74.3 %)		405 (40.7 %)	591 (59.3 %)		3236 (44.4 %)	4058 (55.6 %)

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