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. 2009 Mar 23;64B(3):378–389. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbp012

Table 3.

Health-Related Quality of Life and Self-Rated Health (SRH) Measures Regressed (Weighted Least Squares) on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status (Education, Income, and Assets), for the Full Sample (2005/2006 National Health Measurement Study, n = 3,663)

EQ-5D
SF-6D
HUI3
SRH
Variables Estimate SE Estimate SE Estimate SE Estimate SE
Intercept 0.951 0.010 0.856 0.009 0.900 0.018 4.225 0.070
Gender (Female) −0.009 0.008 −0.010 0.007 −0.009 0.012 0.169*** 0.051
Age group (years)
    35–44 Reference group Reference group Reference group Reference group
    45–54 −0.026* 0.011 −0.013 0.010 −0.019 0.017 −0.215** 0.069
    55–64 −0.053*** 0.012 −0.034*** 0.010 −0.055** 0.021 −0.425*** 0.084
    65–74 −0.023 0.013 −0.013 0.011 −0.003 0.021 −0.426*** 0.075
    75–89 −0.035* 0.014 −0.030** 0.012 −0.034 0.024 −0.472*** 0.083
Race
    Black −0.022 0.012 −0.006 0.010 −0.026 0.021 −0.142* 0.065
    White Reference group Reference group Reference group Reference group
Education
    <High school −0.043* 0.019 −0.028 0.016 −0.081* 0.033 −0.595*** 0.111
 High school degree −0.017 0.009 −0.002 0.009 0.002 0.013 −0.239*** 0.069
    Some post–high school −0.025* 0.010 −0.012 0.009 −0.032* 0.016 −0.229*** 0.066
    4-Year college degree or more Reference group Reference group Reference group Reference group
Household income
    <$20,000 −0.122*** 0.022 −0.107*** 0.016 −0.216*** 0.034 −0.635*** 0.104
    $20K–34,999 −0.045** 0.015 −0.041*** 0.012 −0.089*** 0.025 −0.201* 0.092
    $35K–74,999 −0.019* 0.009 −0.009 0.009 −0.027 0.015 −0.064 0.071
    $75,000+ Reference group Reference group Reference group Reference group
Household assets
    <$25,000 −0.014 0.011 −0.036*** 0.010 −0.029 0.020 −0.348*** 0.085
    $25K–99,999 −0.008 0.008 −0.017* 0.008 0.001 0.015 −0.186** 0.067
    $100,000+ Reference group Reference group Reference group Reference group
    R2 13.1% 14.7% 14.2% 20.0%

Notes: HUI3, Health Utilities Index Mark 3; EQ-5D, EuroQol EQ-5D.

*p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001.