Age- and sex-stratified utility norms of the Canadian population*
| Variable | Utility score norm | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | |
| Males | Weighted frequency = 14 486 976 | |
| Age group, yr | ||
| 12–19 | 0.892 (0.886–0.897) | 0.927 (0.864–0.981) |
| 20–24 | 0.892 (0.883–0.900) | 0.928 (0.866–0.981) |
| 25–29 | 0.902 (0.894–0.911) | 0.947 (0.888–0.983) |
| 30–34 | 0.899 (0.888–0.909) | 0.943 (0.883–0.983) |
| 35–39 | 0.898 (0.889–0.908) | 0.950 (0.879–0.983) |
| 40–44 | 0.901 (0.892–0.909) | 0.948 (0.904–0.981) |
| 45–49 | 0.873 (0.862–0.885) | 0.930 (0.859–0.971) |
| 50–54 | 0.856 (0.841–0.870) | 0.925 (0.846–0.965) |
| 55–59 | 0.850 (0.840–0.860) | 0.929 (0.833–0.964) |
| 60–64 | 0.842 (0.833–0.852) | 0.919 (0.828–0.962) |
| 65–69 | 0.848 (0.839–0.856) | 0.919 (0.814–0.961) |
| 70–74 | 0.841 (0.829–0.852) | 0.906 (0.800–0.961) |
| 75–79 | 0.809 (0.794–0.823) | 0.904 (0.726–0.958) |
| 80–84 | 0.748 (0.727–0.768) | 0.848 (0.648–0.950) |
| ≥ 85 | 0.682 (0.655–0.708) | 0.777 (0.540–0.905) |
| All ages | 0.871 (0.868–0.874) | 0.928 (0.849–0.974) |
| Females | Weighted frequency = 14 850 394 | |
| Age group, yr | ||
| 12–19 | 0.879 (0.873–0.886) | 0.927 (0.827–0.980) |
| 20–24 | 0.890 (0.880–0.899) | 0.931 (0.865–0.977) |
| 25–29 | 0.902 (0.895–0.910) | 0.948 (0.891–0.980) |
| 30–34 | 0.893 (0.884–0.903) | 0.948 (0.872–0.981) |
| 35–39 | 0.890 (0.882–0.898) | 0.943 (0.866–0.981) |
| 40–44 | 0.874 (0.862–0.886) | 0.946 (0.861–0.977) |
| 45–49 | 0.862 (0.851–0.873) | 0.923 (0.837–0.966) |
| 50–54 | 0.842 (0.830–0.854) | 0.919 (0.830–0.963) |
| 55–59 | 0.830 (0.821–0.840) | 0.905 (0.777–0.959) |
| 60–64 | 0.841 (0.833–0.849) | 0.915 (0.792–0.961) |
| 65–69 | 0.837 (0.829–0.845) | 0.907 (0.778–0.960) |
| 70–74 | 0.831 (0.821–0.840) | 0.905 (0.778–0.959) |
| 75–79 | 0.778 (0.764–0.792) | 0.904 (0.668–0.954) |
| 80–84 | 0.736 (0.719–0.754) | 0.853 (0.612–0.951) |
| ≥ 85 | 0.616 (0.592–0.641) | 0.688 (0.375–0.905) |
| All ages | 0.856 (0.853–0.859) | 0.926 (0.829–0.969) |
| Age group, yr | ||
| 12–19 | 0.886 (0.881–0.890) | 0.927 (0.842–0.980) |
| 20–24 | 0.891 (0.884–0.897) | 0.929 (0.866–0.979) |
| 25–29 | 0.902 (0.897–0.908) | 0.948 (0.890–0.981) |
| 30–34 | 0.896 (0.889–0.903) | 0.946 (0.879–0.982) |
| 35–39 | 0.894 (0.888–0.900) | 0.947 (0.870–0.982) |
| 40–44 | 0.887 (0.880–0.895) | 0.947 (0.866–0.979) |
| 45–49 | 0.868 (0.860–0.876) | 0.927 (0.842–0.968) |
| 50–54 | 0.849 (0.840–0.858) | 0.923 (0.835–0.964) |
| 55–59 | 0.840 (0.833–0.847) | 0.919 (0.791–0.962) |
| 60–64 | 0.842 (0.836–0.848) | 0.919 (0.803–0.962) |
| 65–69 | 0.842 (0.836–0.848) | 0.918 (0.792–0.961) |
| 70–74 | 0.835 (0.828–0.842) | 0.905 (0.782–0.960) |
| 75–79 | 0.792 (0.782–0.803) | 0.904 (0.698–0.956) |
| 80–84 | 0.741 (0.728–0.755) | 0.853 (0.623–0.950) |
| ≥ 85 | 0.640 (0.621–0.658) | 0.727 (0.419–0.905) |
| All ages | 0.863 (0.861–0.865) | 0.927 (0.838–0.972) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range.
↵* Utility scores were estimated for 123 654 respondents.