Table 2

Holt and Laury scheme (2002) adapted from Alexy et al. (2016)

Number of safe choicesr (min)r (max)Risk preference classification
0<−1.712820Highly risk loving
1−1.712820−0.946837Highly risk loving
2−0.946837−0.486575Very risk loving
3−0.486575−0.142632Risk loving
4−0.1426320.146363Risk neutral
50.1463630.411456Slightly risk averse
60.4114560.676180Risk averse
70.6761800.970581Very risk averse
80.9705811.368390Highly risk averse
91.368390<Stay in bed
10Non-applicable

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