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Table 2 Mean respondent age (range) by age group and gender

From: Individual differences in the use of the response scale determine valuations of hypothetical health states: an empirical study

 

male

female

total sample

 

n

mean age (range*)

n

mean age (range*)

n

mean age

Age group 1

27

22.9 (19–26)

36

22.0 (17–28)

63

22.4

Age group 2

33

46.3 (39–50)

39

46.8 (41–53)

72

46.6

Age group 3

27

63.3 (60–72)

25

61.6 (55–65)

52

62.5

  1. * ages of some respondents were outside the limits of the age groups approximately aimed at in the recruitment phase (see Methods)