Table 3 Distribution of EQ-5D-3L responses by dimension and age group

Dimension

Level

N

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65–74

75–84

85+

Mobility

No problems

1,074,533

92.7

92.0

88.2

82.0

73.2

63.6

45.5

23.1

Some problems

362,930

4.9

5.7

9.3

15.6

24.5

33.6

51.0

72.5

Confined to bed

4545

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.5

1.7

Self-care

No problems

1,307,043

95.6

95.5

93.8

91.4

88.8

86.2

79.9

64.7

Some problems

118,593

2.0

2.2

3.7

6.0

8.4

10.2

14.3

25.0

Unable to

11,759

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.7

1.6

5.5

Usual activities

No problems

1,061,308

88.1

87.9

83.6

77.8

71.6

66.3

51.3

30.4

Some problems

332,279

8.9

9.2

12.8

18.0

23.7

27.9

38.5

49.6

Unable to

47,921

0.9

1.0

1.5

2.2

2.8

3.4

6.5

15.6

Pain/Discomfort

No

780,144

73.1

76.3

68.8

58.5

49.2

40.8

29.9

22.6

Moderate

571,456

17.5

19.8

25.6

33.7

41.6

49.0

57.5

63.1

Extreme

84,005

1.3

1.7

3.2

5.4

7.0

7.2

8.4

9.6

Anxiety/Depression

Not

1,057,588

78.6

77.7

74.4

70.7

70.8

71.9

66.8

59.3

Moderately

314,019

16.1

17.2

19.4

22.3

22.5

20.9

23.4

29.5

Extremely

38,506

2.7

2.6

3.2

3.7

3.0

1.5

1.4

2.1