Table 2.

Utility Values for Various Health States for the Attribute of Hearing^*

Level	Description	Utility Value
1	Able to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least three other people, without a hearing aid	1.0
2	Able to hear what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room without a hearing aid, but requires a hearing aid to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least three other people.	.95
3	Able to hear what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room with a hearing aid, and able to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least three other people, with a hearing aid.	.89
4	Able to hear what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room, without a hearing aid, but unable to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least three other people even with a hearing aid.	.80
5	Able to hear what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room with a hearing aid, but unable to hear what is said in a group conversation with at least three other people even with a hearing aid.	.74
6	Unable to hear at all.	.61

^*Adapted from the Multi-Attribute Health Status Classification System: Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) (http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/hug/).