Table 3

Race and sex adjusted mean utilities for presenting visual acuity, income, and stream

Utility (time trade-off)Utility (gamble-blindness)
NoRace and sex adjusted mean (95% CI)p ValueRace and sex adjusted mean (95% CI)p Value
*Means adjusted for sex only.
†1 US$ = 1.8 Sin$.
Right eye presenting logMAR visual acuity
    ≤0.34790.94 (0.93 to 0.95)0.0050.86 (0.84 to 0.88)0.11
    >0.32200.92 (0.90 to 0.93)0.83 (0.81 to 0.86)
Wore corrective devices
    No1720.92 (0.90 to 0.94)0.0470.84 (0.81 to 0.87)0.29
    Yes5270.94 (0.93 to 0.95)0.86 (0.84 to 0.87)
Religion*
    Muslim1800.91 (0.89 to 0.92)<0.0010.84 (0.81 to 0.86)0.20
    Non-Muslim5190.95 (0.94 to 0.95)0.86 (0.84 to 0.87)
Total family income (Sin$ per month)†
    <$20001260.92 (0.91 to 0.94)0.070.82 (0.80 to 0.85)0.008
    $2000–39993610.93 (0.92 to 0.94)0.84 (0.83 to 0.86)
    $4000–49991110.94 (0.93 to 0.95)0.87 (0.85 to 0.88)
    ≥$50001010.95 (0.93 to 0.97)0.89 (0.86 to 0.92)
Schooling stream
    Express3480.95 (0.94 to 0.96)<0.0010.88 (0.86 to 0.90)<0.001
    Normal academic2430.93 (0.92 to 0.94)0.84 (0.82 to 0.85)
    Normal technical1080.91 (0.89 to 0.92)0.79 (0.77 to 0.82)