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Table 1 Basic characteristic of the sample at baseline

From: Assessing the proxy response bias of EQ–5D-3 L in general population: a study based on a large-scale representative household health survey using propensity score matching

 

Total

Proxy-report

Self-report

P

n = (44134)

(n = 8789)

(n = 35,345)

Household heads

18,884 (42.8)

1698 (19.3)

17,186 (48.6)

<  0.001

Age (y)

 15–44

18,282 (41.4)

5070 (57.7)

13,212 (37.4)

<  0.001

 45–64

18,339 (41.6)

2216 (25.2)

16,123 (45.6)

 

  > 65

7513 (17.0)

1503 (17.1)

6010 (17.0)

 

Male

22,610 (51.2)

4643 (52.8)

17,967 (50.8)

0.001

Marital status

 Unmarried

5497 (12.5)

2687 (30.6)

2810 (8.0)

<  0.001

 Married

34,955 (79.2)

5265 (59.9)

29,690 (84.0)

 

 Widowed

3198 (7.2)

733 (8.3)

2465 (7.0)

 

 Divorced

436 (1.0)

83 (0.9)

353 (1.0)

 

 Others

48 (0.1)

21 (0.2)

27 (0.1)

 

Senior high school and below

34,605 (78.4)

5942 (67.6)

28,663 (81.1)

<  0.001

In agriculture industry

36,825 (83.4)

7074 (80.5)

29,751 (84.2)

<  0.001

Employment status

 Employed

32,545 (73.7)

5246 (59.7)

27,299 (77.2)

<  0.001

 Retiree

2756 (6.2)

478 (5.4)

2278 (6.4)

 

 Student

1999 (4.5)

1256 (14.3)

743 (2.1)

 

 Unemployed

6834 (15.5)

1809 (20.6)

5025 (14.2)

 

Smoking status

 Smoker

13,742 (31.1)

2412 (27.4)

11,330 (32.1)

<  0.001

 Ex-smoker

1316 (3.0)

202 (2.3)

1114 (3.2)

 

 Non-smoker

29,076 (65.9)

6175 (70.3)

22,901 (64.8)

 

Alcohol consumption

 1–2 times a week

6563 (14.9)

1203 (13.7)

5360 (15.2)

<  0.001

  ≥ 3 times a week

1763 (4.0)

287 (3.3)

1476 (4.2)

 

 Non-drinker

35,808 (81.1)

7299 (83.0)

28,509 (80.7)

 

Physical exercise

  ≥ 6 times a week

4785 (10.8)

1004 (11.4)

3781 (10.7)

<  0.001

  < 6 times a week

5636 (12.8)

1383 (15.7)

4253 (12.0)

 

 Never exercised

33,713 (76.4)

6402 (72.8)

27,311 (77.3)

 

Chronic disease morbidity

10,152 (23.0)

1572 (17.9)

8580 (24.3)

<  0.001

Two-week morbidity rate

8621 (19.5)

1323 (15.1)

7298 (20.6)

<  0.001

Hospitalized

4191 (9.5)

682 (7.8)

3509 (9.9)

<  0.001