Table 3. The EQ-5D-3L weight by demographic variables.
| Total Mean (SD) | P value 1 | Male | Female | |
| Total | 0.85(0.21) | 0.86(0.23) | 0.85(0.20) | |
| Age group | 0.000 | |||
| 18–29 | 0.95(0.15) | 0.96(0.20) | 0.95(0.10) | |
| 30–39 | 0.91(0.16) | 0.94(0.18) | 0.91(0.15) | |
| 40–49 | 0.87(0.17) | 0.91(0.12) | 0.85(0.19) | |
| 50–59 | 0.82(0.21) | 0.82(0.22) | 0.83(0.2) | |
| 60–69 | 0.8(0.25) | 0.82(0.27) | 0.78(0.23) | |
| 70+ | 0.73(0.27) | 0.77(0.27) | 0.70(0.28) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.770 | |||
| Sinhala | 0.85(0.21) | 0.86(0.24) | 0.86(0.2) | |
| Tamil | 0.91(0.13) | 0.93(0.11) | 0.87(0.16) | |
| Muslim | 0.84(0.19) | 0.91(0.13) | 0.79(0.21) | |
| other | 0.89(0.14) | 0.79 | ||
| Education | 0.000 | |||
| No formal education | 0.7(0.28) | 0.68(0.31) | 0.72(0.27) | |
| Primary | 0.78(0.25) | 0.79(0.29) | 0.78(0.23) | |
| Secondary | 0.89(0.18) | 0.91(0.19) | 0.88(0.17) | |
| Tertiary | 0.93(0.12) | 0.93(0.12) | 0.92(0.12) | |
| Housing type | 0.000 | |||
| Single house | 0.86(0.21) | 0.87(0.22) | 0.86(0.19) | |
| Flat/Apartment | 0.91(0.14) | 0.92(0.13) | 0.9(0.14) | |
| Hut/Shanty | 0.66(0.33) | 0.65(0.38) | 0.67(0.27) | |
| Annual household income | 0.161 | |||
| 0–99,999 | 0.85(0.21) | 0.83(0.24) | 0.86(0.19) | |
| 100,000–199,999 | 0.87(0.2) | 0.89(0.19) | 0.85(0.2) | |
| 200,000–299,999 | 0.87(0.23) | 0.86(0.29) | 0.87(0.19) | |
| 300,000–399,999 | 0.89(0.16) | 0.92(0.15) | 0.87(0.17) | |
| 400,000 and above | 0.86(0.21) | 0.88(0.21) | 0.84(0.2) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 0.81(0.25) | 0.81(0.27) | 0.81(0.24) | |
| Employment | 0.100 | |||
| Employed | 0.89(0.18) | 0.9(0.18) | 0.86(0.18) | |
| Non-economic activities | 0.85(0.23) | 0.81(0.29) | 0.86(0.21) | |
| Family worker | 0.87(0.17) | 0.89(0.14) | 0.84(0.19) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never Married | 0.93(0.19) | 0.92(0.26) | 0.95(0.11) | |
| Married | 0.85(0.21) | 0.85(0.22) | 0.84(0.2) | |
| Widow/divorced | 0.78(0.24) | 0.83(0.3) | 0.77(0.22) | |
| District | 0.240 | |||
| Colombo | 0.87(0.19) | 0.88(0.23) | 0.86(0.67) | |
| Kandy | 0.87(0.19) | 0.89(0.19) | 0.86(0.19) | |
| Kurunegala | 0.83(0.24) | 0.81(0.27) | 0.85(0.23) | |
| Kalutara | 0.86(0.2) | 0.87(0.20) | 0.85(0.2) | |
| Religion | 0.340 | |||
| Buddhist | 0.85(0.22) | 0.86(0.24) | 0.85(0.2) | |
| Hindu | 0.93(0.11) | 0.95(0.11) | 0.89(0.15) | |
| Islam | 0.86(0.18) | 0.92(0.12) | 0.82(0.21) | |
| Christian | 0.93(0.13) | 0.96(0.08) | 0.92(0.14) | |
| Any Disease experience | 0.000 | |||
| No disease experience | 0.92(0.14) | 0.94(0.12) | 0.91(0.15) | |
| Any disease experience | 0.75(0.25) | 0.72(0.3) | 0.76(0.23) | |
| Disease | ||||
| Hypertension | 0.73(0.27) | |||
| Diabetes | 0.72(0.09) | |||
| Asthma | 0.79(0.20) | |||
| Renal condition | 0.50(0.21) | |||
| Cardiac condition | 0.64(0.23) | |||
| Accident/Injury | 0.59(0.30) | |||
| Mental health | 0.53(0.35) | |||
| Gastro Intestinal problems | 0.76(0.24) | |||
| Skin disease | 0.94(0.14) | |||
| Doctor visits within the last 30 days | 0.000 | |||
| 0 | 0.91(0.16) | 0.92(0.16) | 0.89(0.16) | |
| 1 | 0.82(0.22) | 0.81(0.24) | 0.82(0.21) | |
| 2 | 0.78(0.28) | 0.74(0.38) | 0.8(0.23) | |
| 3 | 0.67(0.26) | 0.73(0.23) | 0.64(0.28) | |
| 4 or more | 0.67(0.41) | 0.42(0.56) | 0.78(0.31) | |
| Hospital visits | 0.000 | |||
| 0 | 0.88(0.18) | 0.89(0.2) | 0.88(0.17) | |
| 1 | 0.79(0.25) | 0.8(0.31) | 0.79(0.23) | |
| 2 | 0.67(0.3) | 0.75(0.21) | 0.61(0.36) | |
| 3 and above | 0.58(0.32) | 0.66(0.27) | ||
| Frequency of public religious activities | 0.016 | |||
| Never | 0.81(0.37) | 0.77(0.46) | 0.89(0.15) | |
| Once a year or less | 0.77(0.33) | 0.7(0.38) | 0.8(0.29) | |
| A few times a year | 0.84(0.22) | 0.84(0.25) | 0.84(0.18) | |
| A few times a month | 0.88(0.2) | 0.89(0.21) | 0.87(0.19) | |
| Once a week | 0.86(0.2) | 0.9(0.18) | 0.84(0.21) | |
| More than once a week | 0.82(0.19) | 0.83(0.19) | 0.81(0.2) | |
| Frequency of private religious activities | 0.006 | |||
| Rarely or never | 0.91(0.16) | 0.92(0.17) | 0.9(0.12) | |
| A few times a month | 0.97(0.1) | 1(0) | 0.89(0.21) | |
| Once a week | 0.93(0.16) | 1(0) | 0.84(0.23) | |
| Two or more times a week | 0.87(0.19) | 0.93(0.18) | 0.83(0.18) | |
| Daily | 0.86(0.21) | 0.85(0.24) | 0.87(0.19) | |
| More than once a day | 0.81(0.22) | 0.81(0.24) | 0.81(0.21) |
1 ANOVA; tested difference between categories in each socio-economic variable p<0.05 indicate significance.