Table 1

Attributes and levels of the discrete choice experiment and the four choice sets given to participants

Level of attributesAttributes
Frequency of dance classes/weekCost/sessionHours left for other leisure activities on that day
Upper2 dance classes/week£1/sessionLeaving 3 h for other leisure activities on the evening of the dance session
Lower1 dance class/week50p/sessionLeaving 2 h for other leisure activities on the evening of the dance session
1A↔1B
You take one after-school dance class each week at a cost of £1/class leaving you 3 h on that evening for other leisure activitiesYou take two after-school dance classes each week at a cost of 50p/class leaving you 2 h on those evenings for other leisure activities
2A↔2B
You take two after-school dance classes each week at a cost of £1/class leaving you 2 h on those evenings for other leisure activitiesYou take one after-school dance class each week at a cost of 50p/class leaving you 3 h on that evening for other leisure activities
3A↔3B
You take one after-school dance class each week at a cost of 50p/class leaving you 2 h on that evening for other leisure activitiesYou take two after-school dance classes each week at a cost of £1/class leaving you 3 h on those evenings for other leisure activities
4A↔4B
You take two after-school dance classes each week at a cost of 50 p/class leaving you 3 h on those evenings for other leisure activitiesYou take one after-school dance class each week at a cost of £1/class leaving you 2 h on that evening for other leisure activities