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Table 1 Data management and missing

From: Self-reported health-related quality of life of the general population in Alberta, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Overall

Survey 1

Survey 2

Original sample

22,985

11,196

11,789

Final sample (included)

18,053

8790

9263

Missing in age, gender, EQ-5D-5L, EQ-VAS (%) (excluded)

4932 (21.46)

2406 (21.49)

2526 (21.43)

Missing in age (%)

3048 (13.26)

1472 (13.15)

1576 (13.37)

Missing in gender (%)

3229 (14.05)

1553 (13.87)

1676 (14.22)

Missing in EQ-5D-5L (%)

3369 (14.66)

1727 (15.43)

1642 (13.93)

Missing in EQ-VAS (%)

3799 (16.53)

1788 (15.97)

2011 (17.06)

Comparison of included/excluded respondents (survey 1 and survey 2 combined)

 

Included (%)

Excluded (%)

Age group

16–24: 455 (2.52)

30 (1.75)

25–44: 6411 (35.51)

588 (34.27)

45–64: 7596 (42.08)

723 (42.13)

65–74: 2833 (15.69)

281 (16.38)

75+: 758 (4.20)

94 (5.48)

Gender

Man: 4652 (25.77)

366 (21.49)

Woman: 13,401 (74.23)

1337 (78.51)

Urban/rural (survey 2 only)

Rural: 1544 (19.26)

202 (23.03)

Urban: 6474 (80.74)

675 (76.97)

Education

Grade school or some high school: 314 (1.75)

65 (3.66)

Completed high school 1729 (9.63)

228 (12.83)

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree: 15,906 (88.62)

1484 (83.51)

Born in Canada

Yes: 16,036 (89.14)

1624 (88.36)

No: 1954 (10.86)

214 (11.64)

Ethnicity

White: 13,888 (87.63)

1193 (82.96)

Non-white: 2040 (12.37)

245 (17.04)

Working sector

Retired: 3534 (20.88)

311 (20.23)

Unemployed: 997 (5.89)

95 (6.18)

Student: 305 (1.80)

20 (1.30)

Agriculture: 341 (2.01)

45 (2.93)

Education: 1670 (9.87)

159 (10.34)

Healthcare: 2628 (15.53)

240 (15.61)

Social services: 486 (2.87)

39 (2.54)

Service/hospitality: 694 (4.10)

81 (5.27)

Construction/manufacturing: 764 (4.51)

59 (3.84)

Industry/engineering/technology: 1556 (9.19)

109 (7.09)

Other: 3952 (23.35)

379 (24.66)

Household income

< $25,000: 1016 (6.26)

143 (9.67)

$25,000–$50,000: 2151 (13.25)

231 (15.62)

$50,000–$100,000: 5485 (33.78)

498 (33.67)

$100,000–$150,000: 3619 (22.29)

295 (19.95)

> $150,000: 3965 (24.42)

312 (21.10)

Financial situation

Very comfortable: 1644 (9.29)

130 (7.57)

Comfortable: 5494 (31.04)

441 (25.67)

Modestly comfortable: 5597 (31.63)

513 (29.86)

Tight: 3,167 (17.89)

373 (21.71)

Very tight or poor: 1796 (10.15)

261 (15.19)

EQ-5D-5L

0.81 (0.15)

0.772 (0.17)

EQ-VAS

72.67 (18.42)

72.25 (19.38)