Predictors of nonresponse to the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 questions within the 2013–2014 Canadian Community Health Survey
| Variable | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Sex, female | 0.872 (0.819–0.928) |
| Age, per year | 1.037 (1.034–1.039) |
| Marital status | |
| Married or common-law | 1.000 (ref) |
| Single | 1.310 (1.192–1.440) |
| Separated or divorced | 1.030 (0.931–1.139) |
| Widowed | 0.998 (0.913–1.090) |
| Don’t know, refusal, not stated | 1.545 (0.909–2.627) |
| Education | |
| Less than secondary school graduation | 1.000 (ref) |
| Secondary school graduation | 0.789 (0.723–0.861) |
| Some postsecondary education | 0.871 (0.741–1.023) |
| Postsecondary graduation | 0.686 (0.637–0.739) |
| Not stated | 1.714 (1.446–2.032) |
| Gross household income, $ | |
| < 30 000 | 1.000 (ref) |
| 30 000–59 999 | 0.809 (0.750–0.873) |
| 60 000–89 999 | 0.706 (0.639–0.780) |
| ≥ 90 000 | 0.573 (0.515–0.637) |
| Province or territory of residence | |
| Ontario | 1.000 (ref) |
| British Columbia | 1.116 (1.011–1.232) |
| Alberta | 1.479 (1.333–1.642) |
| Saskatchewan | 1.478 (1.313–1.663) |
| Manitoba | 1.616 (1.442–1.812) |
| Quebec | 0.594 (0.536–0.658) |
| New Brunswick | 1.011 (0.864–1.184) |
| Nova Scotia | 1.141 (0.986–1.321) |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.121 (0.890–1.412) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.277 (1.084–1.505) |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut | 1.237 (0.996–1.535) |
| Residing in a population centre | 0.988 (0.924–1.057) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio, ref = reference category.