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Table 2 Respondents’ characteristics (N = 461)

From: Comparing the monetary value of a quality-adjusted life year from the payment card and the open-ended format

Characteristic

Full sample

PC

OE

Mean ± SD or N (%)

Mean ± SD or N (%)

Mean ± SD or N (%)

n

461 (100%)

235 (51%)

226 (49%)

Age

32.86 ± 11.84

31.92 ± 11.27

33.84 ± 12.36

Gender

 Male

219 (48%)

110 (47%)

109 (48%)

 Female

242 (52%)

157 (53%)

117 (52%)

Educationa

 ≤ Primary school

29 (6%)

11 (5%)

18 (8%)

 Secondary school

76 (17%)

25 (11%)

51 (23%)

 High school

76 (17%)

39 (17%)

37 (16%)

 ≥ College

280 (61%)

160 (67%)

120 (53%)

Marital status

 Single

223 (48%)

105 (45%)

118 (52%)

 Married

235 (51%)

130 (56%)

105 (47%)

 Divorced/separated

2 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (1%)

 Widowed

1 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (0%)

Income

 ≤ 3000

162 (35%)

83 (35%)

79 (35%)

 3001–5000

173 (38%)

85 (36%)

88 (39%)

 > 5000

126 (27%)

67 (29%)

59 (26%)

 Health utility

0.95 ± 0.07

0.95 ± 0.06

0.94 ± 0.09

Hospitalization experience during the year

 Yes

20 (5%)

7 (3%)

14 (6%)

 No

441 (95%)

228 (97%)

213 (94%)

Health problems

 Yes

86 (19%)

44 (19%)

42 (19%)

 No

375 (81%)

191 (81%)

184 (81%)

  1. aIndicates there is significant difference between PC group and OE group on education