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Table 2 Self-rated health status and overall HUI3 utility scores

From: Comparing the health of low income and less well educated groups in the United States and Canada

 

Entire Sample

  

Whites only

  

Self-rated health

Canada mean HUI3 (% of people)

US mean HUI3 (% of people)

Mean difference (p-value)

Canada mean HUI3 (% of people)

US mean HUI3 (% of people)

Mean difference (p-value)

Excellent

0.96 (24%)

0.95 (27%)

0.01 (0.70)

0.96 (25%)

0.95 (28%)

0.01 (0.71)

Very good

0.92 (37%)

0.92 (33%)

0.00 (0.68)

0.92 (38%)

0.92 (36%)

0.00 (0.81)

Good

0.87 (28%)

0.86 (26%)

0.01 (0.11)

0.87 (26%)

0.85 (25%)

0.02 (0.14)

Fair

0.69 (8%)

0.71 (10%)

-0.02 (0.68)

0.70 (8%)

0.70 (8%)

0.00 (0.63)

Poor

0.42 (3%)

0.35 (4%)

0.07 (0.01)

0.42 (3%)

0.33 (3%)

0.09 (0.00)

  1. Mean difference is Canadian mean HUI3 score less US mean HUI3 scores. P-values were based on mean differences for each group.