Table 4

Time-tradeoff amounts for uncomplicated influenza and vaccination-related adverse events

a. Undiscounted





Median
Mean
5th – 95th percentile
Range (minimum – maximum)

Influenza in 1-year old child*
0
68 days
0 – 1 year
0 – 6 years
Influenza in 14-year old child*
0
86 days
0 – 1 year
0 – 6 years
Severe allergic reaction in 1-year old child
30 days
319 days
0 – 3 years
0 – 20 years
Guillain-Barré Syndrome in 1-year old child
3 years
5 years
0 – 20 years
0 – 25 years
b. Discounted





Median
Mean
5th – 95th percentile
Range (minimum – maximum)

Influenza in 1-year old child*
0
29 days
0 – 129 days
0 – 2.8 years
Influenza in 14-year old child*
0
41 days
0 – 230 days
0 – 2.8 years
Severe allergic reaction in 1-year old child
11 days
119 days
0 – 1.1 years
0 – 8.3 years
Guillain-Barré Syndrome in 1-year old child
352 days
2.1 years
0 – 7.4 years
0 – 12.1 years

*P-value = 0.0596 using the sign test to assess whether WTP for influenza in a 1-year-old child is greater than WTP for influenza in a 14-year-old.

Prosser et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005 3:18   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-3-18