From: Valuing health states: is the MACBETH approach useful for valuing EQ-5D-3L health states?
 | Sample of respondents who completed the questionnaire (n=243) | Sample of respondents after exclusions due to MACBETH and TTO variant (n=210) | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | Female | 64.0 | 63.8 |
Male | 36.0 | 36.2 | |
Age (%) | Mean (SD) | 34.4 (13.1) years | 34.3 (13.1) years |
18-24 years | 31.7 | 33.3 | |
25-30 years | 18.9 | 17.6 | |
31-44 years | 25.5 | 25.2 | |
> 44 years | 23.9 | 23.8 | |
Educational attainment (%) | Less than secondary | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Secondary | 26.3 | 24.8 | |
High than secondary | 71.6 | 73.8 | |
Marital status (%) | Single | 51.0 | 50.0 |
Married/ living with a partner | 45.7 | 48.1 | |
Divorced/separated | 2.5 | 1.4 | |
Widowed | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
Occupational status (%) | Student | 33.3 | 36.2 |
Employed | 53.9 | 51.4 | |
Unemployed | 9.7 | 3.3 | |
Retired | 4.1 | 4.3 | |
Domestic | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
Other situation | 3.7 | 3.3 | |
Household (%) | 1-2 members | 28.4 | 26.7 |
3-4 members | 63.0 | 64.3 | |
5 or more members | 8.4 | 9.0 | |
Chronic disease (%) | Yes | 19.3 | 18.6 |
No | 77.8 | 79.1 | |
Not answer/Didn’t know | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
Numeracy (%) | Mean (SD) | 2.4 (0.8) right answers | 2.4 (0.8) right answers |
0 right answers | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
1 right answer | 11.5 | 11.4 | |
2 right answers | 27.6 | 26.2 | |
3 right answers | 58.0 | 59.5 |