Table 1.
Sample characteristics of main study (n = 1500)
| Sample main study Mean (SD) or % |
General Dutch populationc Mean (SD) or % |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gender (male) | 50.3 | 50.2 |
| Age | ||
| Female | ||
| 18–34 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
| 35–49 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
| 50–65 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| Male | ||
| 18–34 | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| 35–49 | 16.9 | 16.8 |
| 50–65 | 16.9 | 17.0 |
| Educational levela | ||
| Low | 10.9 | 31.3 |
| Middle | 58.6 | 39.5 |
| High | 30.5 | 27.2 |
| Unknown | – | 2.0 |
| Completion time (min) | ||
| Minimum | 4.00 | |
| Maximum | 23.70 | |
| Mean | 8.16 (3.26) | |
| Work | ||
| Yes (> = 36 h/week) | 29.3 | |
| Yes (< 36 h/week) | 27.6 | |
| No | 43.1 | |
| Children | ||
| Yes (< 12 years) | 13.1 | |
| Yes (12–21 years) | 18.5 | |
| Yes (> 21 years) | 26.3 | |
| No | 50.8 | |
| Subjective health (EQ-5D-3L VAS) | 74.35 (14.78) | 77.72 (15.19)b |
| Health-related QoL (EQ-5D-3L) | 0.87 (0.20) | 0.87 (0.18)b |
aLow = lower vocational and primary school, Middle = middle vocational and secondary school, High = higher vocational and academic education
b[32]
cAge is based on statistics for the population aged 18–75 years, sex is based on statistics for the overall population, and education level is based on statistics for the population aged 15–75 years. Population statistics for 2013; Source: Statistics Netherlands (https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline)