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The composition of the nine vignettes by the levels of each characteristic*.
| Vign. #1 | Vign. #2 | Vign. #3 | Vign. #4 | Vign. #5 | Vign. #6 | Vign. #7 | Vign. #8 | Vign. #9 | |
| Physical symptoms | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Psychological distress | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Social limitations | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Impairments in work | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Vign. = Vignette
* The contents of the levels corresponding with numbers 1,2, and 3 are shown in Table 1)
