Table 2 Multivariate Regression Analysis of Demographic Information on Health Utility Assignment

“Cancer” Language Used

0.92

0.84,1.00

0.048

0.94

0.87, 1.02

0.13

Numeracy

Question 1 correct

1.04

0.96, 1.14

0.31

1.06

0.98, 1.15

0.16

Question 2 correct

1.03

093, 1.13

0.60

1.03

0.94, 1.13

0.50

Question 3 correct

1.06

0.83, 1.36

0.65

1.07

0.84, 1.35

0.59

Annual Family Income (US dollars)

< 10 k

Reference

–

–

–

–

–

10-25 k

1.00

0.89, 1.12

0.97

1.04

0.93, 1.16

0.49

25-50 k

0.96

0.84, 1.09

0.52

1.07

0.95, 1.21

0.26

50-75 k

1.04

0.84, 1.28

0.71

1.05

0.87, 1.28

0.61

75-100 k

1.01

0.80, 1.28

0.90

1.14

0.92, 1.42

0.24

> 100 k

0.92

0.70, 1.21

0.54

1.05

0.81, 1.36

0.74

Refused

1.24

1.04, 1.47

0.017

1.23

1.05, 1.45

0.01

Employed

0.93

0.84, 1.03

0.15

0.99

0.90, 1.08

0.77

Race

Black

Reference

–

–

–

–

–

Asian

0.80

0.58, 1.11

0.18

0.90

0.66, 1.22

0.49

White

0.98

0.87, 1.10

0.70

0.99

0.89, 1.11

0.93

Other

0.90

0.79, 1.03

0.13

0.94

0.83, 1.07

0.38

Ethnicity

Hispanic

Reference

–

–

–

–

–

Non-Hispanic

1.02

0.89, 1.17

0.76

1.07

0.94, 1.22

0.33

Unknown

1.10

0.74, 1.65

0.64

1.14

0.78, 1.67

0.50