Willingness to pay for a quality-adjusted life year: an evaluation of attitudes towards risk and preferences

Table 3 Estimated values of Willingness to Pay (WTP) in Euros, per a Quality-adjusted life year (QALY)

	Mean (95% CI)	10^thPercentile	25^thPercentile	50^thPercentile	75^thPercentile	90^thPercentile
WTP/QALY^a in €, out of pocket payment	10,119 (5,989–14,249)	35	132	673	3,661	14,643
WTP/QALY^a in €, through taxes	28,187 (19,933–6,441)	49	160	915	5,129	36,118
WTP/QALY^b in €, out of pocket payment	10,305 (6,317–14,293)	40	160	960	3,840	15,360
WTP/QALY^b in €, through taxes	28,093 (19,035–37,150)	53	192	1,280	7,680	33,353
WTP/QALY^a,c in €, out of pocket payment	7,626 (3,876–11,377)	26	77	366	2,214	9,019
WTP/QALY^a,c in €, through taxes	14,926 (9,207–20,647)	31	100	473	2,885	30,281
WTP/QALY^a,d in €, out of pocket payment	12,634 (5,231–20,037)	89	271	1,282	5,178	14,642
WTP/QALY^a,d in €, through taxes	41,559 (26,142–56,976)	114	341	1,471	8,942	82,057

^aQALY calculated as the difference between calculated utility and perfect health.
^bQALY calculated as the difference between the value expressed in the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and perfect health.
^cOnly those patients with utilities below the median are considered.
^dOnly those patients with utilities above the median are considered.

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