Percentages of correct answers to the different questions related to comprehension and use of the comparative performance information on nursing homes
| Variable | Item | Twenty nursing homes (realistic version) | Five nursing homes (reduced version) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Selection of top three best-performing nursing homes | According to you, what are the top three best-performing nursing homes? | ||
| Number 1 correct* | 792 (87.8) | 877 (97.2) | |
| Number 2 correct* | 729 (80.8) | 825 (91.5) | |
| Number 3 correct* | 670 (74.3) | 742 (82.3) | |
| Number 1+2+3 correct* | 627 (69.5) | 723 (80.2) | |
| Selection of best-performing nursing home | According to you, which nursing home performs best? | 776 (86.0) | 874 (96.9) |
| Selection of worst-performing nursing home | According to you, which nursing home performs worst? | 787 (87.3) | 846 (93.8) |
| Nursing home choice | If you had to choose a nursing home for yourself or for one of your parents/grandparents, which one would you choose?† | 746 (82.7) | 843 (93.5) |
| Comprehension of score | What is the score of ‘Zeezicht’ on the item ‘independency’? | 859 (95.2) | – (–) |
| Comprehension of relative performance (1) | How does ‘Oosterstraat’ score on the item ‘professional personnel’ compare with ‘De Zonnewijzer’? | 691 (76.6) | – (–) |
| Comprehension of overall score | What is the overall score of nursing home ‘Aan Den Oever’? | 433 (97.3) | – (–) |
| Comprehension of relative performance (2) | How does nursing home ‘De Amberboom’ score on the item ‘availability of personnel’ compare with the other nursing homes? | 380 (83.2) | – (–) |
| Comprehension of numerical information | Which nursing homes score between 3.70 and 3.80 on the item ‘Safety’? | 759 (84.1) | – (–) |
| Ease of choice | How easy or hard was it for you to make a choice between the nursing homes? (percentage respondents answering easy or very easy) | 511 (56.7) | 681 (75.5) |
| Use of information in daily life | I would like to use this kind of information when choosing between nursing homes (percentage respondents (totally) agreeing) | 736 (81.6) | 774 (85.8) |
*This indicated whether the respondent correctly identified the Number 1 nursing home as the top performer, the Number 2 as the second best performer, and the Number 3 as the third best performer.
†This indicated whether the Number 1 performer was chosen by the respondent.