Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 110)
| Number (percentage) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 57 (52%) |
| Female | 53 (48%) | |
| Age | < 40 | 44 (40%) |
| 40–60 | 35 (32%) | |
| 60+ | 31 (28%) | |
| Education background | Under high school | 20 (18%) |
| High school | 14 (13%) | |
| Secondary specialised | 15 (14%) | |
| College | 18 (16%) | |
| University | 42 (38%) | |
| Self-rating health status using EQ-5Da | 11111 | 42 (38%) |
| 11112 | 15 (14%) | |
| 11121 | 16 (15%) | |
| 11122 | 14 (13%) | |
| Other | 22 (20%) | |
| Self-rating health score | 80–100 | 69 (63%) |
| 60–80 | 35 (32%) | |
| < 60 | 5 (5%) | |
| Residence place | City | 63 (57%) |
| Non-city | 47 (43%) | |
| Region | Southwest China | 54 (49%) |
| East China | 34 (31%) | |
| North China | 13 (12%) | |
| Other | 9 (8%) |
aThe Chinese version of the EQ-5D-5 L questionnaire was provided to each participant to complete after the sorting exercise. One participant declared he did not have time for completing the questionnaire and his health status information was missing