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. 2011 Sep 11;11:53. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-53

Table 2.

Percent of participants who took the gamble for each risk aversion question

Potential Gamble Gain Amount if Flip Heads Whole sample
Took gamble
n, %
High cognition (top quartile)
Took gamble
n, %
Low cognition (bottom quartile)
Took gamble
n, %
$21.79 94, 26% 13, 15% 32, 34%
$22.64 83, 23% 14, 15% 26, 28%
$23.74 104, 28% 18, 19% 33, 35%
$25.19 123, 33% 26, 28% 34, 37%
$27.20 131, 36% 27, 29% 36, 39%
$30.18 194, 53% 53, 57% 44, 47%
$34.98 183, 50% 45, 48% 41, 44%
$43.88 184, 50% 52, 56% 35, 38%
$64.96 197, 53% 60, 65% 38, 41%
$151.19 290, 79% 78, 84% 65, 70%