Table 2

Participant characteristics

Discrete choice experiment Chronic Pain (DCE1) Breathlessness (DCE2) Chronic Pain (DCE3)
n=517 (%)n=200 (%)n=206 (%)
Gender
 Male176 (34) 86 (43) 99 (48)
 Female341 (66)114 (57)107 (52)
Age, years
 <40 61 (12) 42 (21) 23 (11)
 40–49 92 (18) 43 (22) 31 (15)
 50–59129 (25) 48 (24) 62 (30)
 60–69157 (30) 43 (22) 79 (38)
 ≥70 78 (15) 24 (12) 16 (8)
Marital status
 Single 86 (17) 25 (13) 30 (15)
 Married/legal partnership333 (64)137 (69)142 (69)
 Separated/Widowed 98 (19) 38 (19) 34 (17)
Education
 No formal qualifications 32 (6) 15 (8) 12 (6)
 Secondary/high school243 (47) 87 (44) 90 (45)
 University/College degree220 (43) 89 (45) 91 (46)
 Other 22 (4)  9 (4.5) 13 (7)
Household income
 ≤£10 399/year 64 (12) 21 (11) 26 (13)
 £10 400–20 799/year140 (27) 36 (18) 46 (22)
 £20 800–36 399/year158 (31) 33 (17) 63 (31)
 £36 400–51 999/year 61 (12) 62 (31) 30 (15)
 ≥£1000/week (≥£52 000) 40 (8) 32 (16) 21 (10)
 Prefer not to say 54 (10) 16 (8) 20 (10)
Employment
 Employed/working182 (35) 97 (49) 77 (37)
 Retired198 (38) 55 (28) 66 (32)
 Long-term sick or disabled 70 (14) 13 (7) 48 (23)
 Other not employed 67 (13) 35 (18) 15 (7)
Self-rated health status
 Very good 21 (4) 10 (5)  4 (2)
 Good154 (30) 62 (31) 46 (22)
 Fair226 (44) 88 (44) 90 (44)
 Bad 97 (19) 37 (19) 53 (26)
 Very bad 19 (4)  3 (2) 13 (6)