I can walk, but not far.” Further probing of positive responding gave the impression that such respondents interpreted perfect health on the VAS or no problems on the items as the best possible given their age and situation and made a relative assessment based on this, feeling that their health truly was good considering their peers. Mr Two chose “slight problems in walking” for mobility despite having said “my legs are buggered. For example, Mrs Four who was confined to a wheelchair selected “severe problems in walking about” for mobility rather than “unable” and selected 90 on the VAS. This was particularly noticeable for mobility and the VAS.
Respondents answered more positively than expected for several items.
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