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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: The FACT-8D, a new cancer-specific utility algorithm based on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapies-General (FACT-G): a Canadian valuation study

Characteristic

Level

Number

Proportion

Population valuea

χ2 statistic

P value

Gender

Male

757

0.48

0.48

0.06

0.97

Female

819

0.52

0.52

Age (years)

18–29

306

0.19

0.20

0.51

1.00

30–39

272

0.17

0.17

40–49

329

0.21

0.21

50–59

285

0.18

0.18

60–69

184

0.11

0.11

70+

203

0.13

0.13

Province or territory of residence

Alberta

171

0.11

0.12

4.65

0.98

British Columbia

210

0.13

0.13

Manitoba

55

0.04

0.04

New Brunswick

36

0.02

0.02

Newfoundland and Labrador

22

0.01

0.02

Nova Scotia

43

0.03

0.03

Northwest Territory

2

0.001

0.001

Nunavut Territory

0

0

0.001

Ontario

613

0.39

0.39

Quebec

362

0.23

0.23

Prince Edward Island

6

0.004

0.004

Saskatchewan

58

0.04

0.04

Yukon Territory

1

0.001

0.001

Primary language spoken at home

English

1228

0.78

0.58

332.0

 < 0.01

French

299

0.19

0.22

Other

52

0.03

0.20

Language survey completed in

English

1301

0.82

N/A

French

278

0.18

N/A

Country of birth

Canada

1263

0.84

N/A

Outside of canada

248

0.16

 

Marital status

Single

291

0.26

0.28

85.0

 < 0.01

Legally married

702

0.47

0.48

In a common-law relationship

229

0.15

0.11

Separated, but still legally married

34

0.02

0.03

Divorced

100

0.07

0.06

Widowed

55

0.04

0.06

Education level

No certificate, diploma or degree

40

0.03

0.15

478.1

 < 0.01

High school certificate or equivalent

302

0.20

0.24

Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma

104

0.07

0.12

Collage, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma

372

0.25

0.20

University certificate or diploma below the bachelor’s level

196

0.13

0.05

University certificate, diploma at the bachelor’s level or above

497

0.33

0.23

General health question

Excellent

180

0.12

0.22

27.8

 < 0.01

Very good

592

0.39

0.36

Good

497

0.33

0.29

Fair

197

0.13

0.11

Poor

40

0.03

0.02

  1. aRounding of proportions to two decimal places