Variations in population health status: results from a United Kingdom national questionnaire survey.
OBJECTIVE
To measure the health of a representative sample of the population of the United Kingdom by using the EuroQoL EQ-5D questionnaire.


METHODS
Stratified random sample representative of the general population aged 18 and over and living in the community.


METHODS
United Kingdom.


METHODS
3395 people resident in the United Kingdom.


METHODS
Average values for mobility, self care, usual activities, pain or discomfort, and anxiety or depression.


RESULTS
One in three respondents reported problems with pain or discomfort. There were differences in the perception of health according to the respondent's age, social class, education, housing tenure, economic position, and smoking behaviour.


CONCLUSIONS
The EQ-5D questionnaire is a practical way of measuring the health of a population and of detecting differences in subgroups of the population.
Kind
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Centre for Health Economics, University of York. pk1@york.ac.uk
Dolan
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Gudex
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Williams
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology