Table 2.

The weights of the criteria in selected groups of Israeli health policy-makers

	Number of respondents	The technology is intended for patients suffering from a severe disease	The Number of patients requiring the technology	The Technology is intended to treat a disease common among children	The technology is intended to treat a disease common among the elderly	Individual benefit	Funding the technology is required so that the poor can receive it	Cost per QALY	Total
Type of criterion		equity	efficiency	equity	equity	efficiency	equity	efficiency
Age above 65	11	9%	16%	16%	10%	17%	19%	12%	100%
Age under 65	29	10%	16%	16%	8%	19%	20%	12%	100%
P*		0.62	0.82	0.75	0.27	0.34	0.68	0.95
Physician	25	11%	14%	16%	9%	18%	20%	12%	100%
Non-physician	15	8%	18%	15%	9%	18%	19%	13%	100%
P*		0.19	0.04	0.65	0.95	0.98	0.75	0.61
Served on Basket Committee	11	9%	16%	15%	9%	20%	16%	16%	100%
Never did	29	10%	16%	16%	9%	17%	21%	11%	100%
P*		0.57	0.67	0.52	0.87	0.24	0.04	0.03
Respondents answering the demographic questionnaire	40	10%	16%	16%	9%	18%	20%	12%	100%
Respondents not answering the demographic questionnaire	25	13%	13%	11%	12%	21%	17%	12%	100%
P*		0.17	0.25	0.00	0.02	0.28	0.37	0.88
Total	65	11%	15%	14%	10%	19%	19%	12%	100%

*2-tailed t-test of equality. Significant differences are in boldface