Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the analysed sample
From: Population norms for the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in Romania
Variable | Â | n (raw count) | n (raw %) | Romanian general population (%) | Weighted sample (%) | Standard error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Women | 1072 | 65 | 52 | 52 | 2.240 |
Age | 18–24 | 139 | 8.4 | 9 | 10.8 | 2.181 |
25–34 | 199 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 2.357 | |
35–44 | 376 | 22.8 | 18.2 | 20.2 | 2.196 | |
45–54 | 374 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 14.8 | 1.076 | |
55–64 | 244 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 1.544 | |
65–74 | 204 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 11 | 1.51 | |
75 or more | 113 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 9 | 1.414 | |
Residence area | Urban | 1212 | 73.5 | 55.2 | 54.3 | 2.089 |
Marital status | Single | 250 | 15.2 | 24.1a | 21.1 | 2.506 |
Married/living with a partner | 1083 | 65.7 | 59.1a | 61.7 | 2.137 | |
Divorced/Separated | 117 | 7.1 | 5.2a | 6.0 | 0.842 | |
Widowed | 179 | 10.9 | 11.6a | 11.2 | 1.137 | |
Level of education | No formal education | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.366 |
Low | 192 | 11.6 | 36.9 | 15.5 | 2.872 | |
Medium | 830 | 50.3 | 45.2 | 53.5 | 3.094 | |
High | 611 | 37.1 | 15.9 | 30.1 | 2.687 | |
Work status | Employed | 973 | 59 | 52.1 | 53.5 | 3.259 |
Unemployed | 35 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.982 | |
In education | 92 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 1.545 | |
Retired | 415 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.3 | 2.596 | |
Stay at home/Domestic | 117 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 1.896 | |
Income | Above the average | 513 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 3.192 |
Average | 298 | 18.1 | 30.7 | 18.5 | 2.102 | |
Below the average | 705 | 42.8 | 41.4 | 51.6 | 3.427 | |
Experience with serious illness | In self | 327 | 19.8 | N/A | 21.0 | 2.733 |
In family | 763 | 46.3 | N/A | 44.9 | 2.363 | |
In caring for others | 270 | 16.4 | N/A | 14.6 | 2.462 |