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To establish relative valuations attached to different health states by members of the general public. To identify subgroups within the general population who have significantly different valuations from the rest.

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Valuations for EuroQol health states were obtained using ranking, visual analogue scaling and Time Trade-off methods. Data collected on respondent's own health status, described by mobility, self care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression, and as a score on a visual analogue scale. Socio-demographic data: age; sex; marital status; education; socio-economic class; size of household; home ownership; cigarette smoking; experience of illness in self and others. Measurement Scales EuroQol Classification System for health states (EuroQol Group, <i>Health Policy</i> 16,199-208, 1990). Time Trade-Off Valuation Method in Gudex, C. (ed.), <i>Time Trade-Off User Manual : props and self-completion methods</i> (York: Centre for Health Economics, University of York, 1994). The TTO Props method was used in this study.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Re-interviews were conducted in December 1993, based on random selection of respondents willing to repeat the interview.

Face-to-face interview

Self-completion