Table 1. Illustrative Choice Set in Discrete Choice Experiment.
Patient Characteristic | Patient A | Patient B | Patient C |
Occupational Status | high | medium | low |
Health status | light disease | severe disease | severe disease |
Quality of life | severely restricted | restricted | no restrictions |
Unhealthy life style | yes | yes | no |
Age | 25 | 43 | 87 |
Family status | single with child | single with child | single with no relatives to care for |
Which of the patients would you treat first? | |||
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Which of the patients would you treat last? | |||
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Above we introduce three patients with different characteristics. Which of the patients would you prefer be treated first and which last?