Table 1.
Participant sociodemographics and EQ-5D-3L responses
| Participants (n=100) | UK census (Office of National Statistics, 2011) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male), n | 45 | 49% | ||
| Mean age, years (SD) | 41.9 (15.9) | 38.2 | ||
| Ethnic background | ||||
| White | 92 | 92.1% | ||
| Mixed race | 2 | 1.9% | ||
| Asian/Asian British | 3 | 4.0% | ||
| Chinese | 3 | Not captured | ||
| Main activity | ||||
| Employed | 65 | 73% | ||
| Student | 18 | 5.2% | ||
| Retired | 9 | 3% | ||
| Stay at home | 6 | 5.2% | ||
| Qualifications | ||||
| Completed university | 47 | 27% | ||
| Left school at 18 with qualifications or technical/vocation qualification | 29 | 16% | ||
| Left school at 16 with qualifications or no formal qualification | 15 | 51% | ||
| Other | 9 | 6% | ||
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single | 25 | 36% | ||
| Partnership | 10 | – | ||
| Married | 59 | 48% | ||
| Divorced/separated | 4 | 10% | ||
| Widowed | 2 | 5% | ||
| EQ-5D-3L responses | Moderate (%) | Extreme (%) | Moderate (%) | Extreme (%) |
| Mobility | 9 | 0 | 18.3 | 0.1 |
| Self-care | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Usual activities | 7 | 1 | 14.2 | 2.1 |
| Pain/discomfort | 18 | 1 | 29.2 | 3.8 |
| Anxiety/depression | 9 | 1 | 19.1 | 1.8 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.