Table 5

Compensating income variation for health impairments (in € per year)

All
 Men
 Women

Happiness
 Life satisfaction
 Happiness
 Life satisfaction
 Happiness
 Life satisfaction
Disease 1
 79,481
 61,032
 57,031
 32,670
 98,168
 109,011
Disease 2
 46,962
 30,413
 55,543
 23,135
 38,963
 40,097
Disease 3
 52,614
 91,951
 92,606
 52,707
 13,037
 158,643
Disease 4
 32,136
 19,177
 62,702
 21,828
 13,037
 16,871
Disease 5
 28,208
 12,445
 19,773
 6,098
 38,478
 22,039
Disease 6
 55,312
 87,306
 51,694
 45,636
 60,638
 151,066
Disease 7
 93,539
 49,339
 92,606
 67,222
 93,823
 45,806
Disease 8
 28,590
 1,617
 -1,092
 791
 85,560
 2,390
Disease 9
 -5,831
 10,744
 34,429
 -3,920
 17,965
 42,679

Disease category 1: serious back problems, wear out of the joints, arthritis, problems with neck or shoulder and problems with elbow, wrist or hand; Disease category 2: diabetes, high blood pressure and stricture of blood vessels; Disease category 3: stroke, heart attack and heart problems; Disease category 4: diarrhea and vomiting; Disease category 5: asthma, bronchitis, cold or influenza and acute bronchitis; Disease category 6: cancer, serious intestine problems, other long term disease and infection of kidney or bladder; Disease category 7: migraine, dizziness with falling and involuntary incontinence; Disease category 8: ear infection and ulcer; Disease category 9: psoriasis and chronic eczema.

Groot and Brink BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:136   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-136