Table 2 Kappa statistics and observed percentage agreement for the test-retest responses to respective questionnaire items
From: The Jamaica asthma and allergies national prevalence survey: rationale and methods
Variable | Observed agreement (%) | Kappa Statistic (%) |
|---|---|---|
Identifying Information | Â | Â |
Parish | 75.0 | 69.8*** |
Region | 90.0 | 62.6*** |
Dwelling | 90.0 | -5.3 |
Constituency | 65.0 | 30.0** |
Household | 95.0 | 64.3** |
Enumeration District | 90.0 | 62.6*** |
Interviewer No. | 95.0 | 92.1*** |
Interviewer's name | 75.0 | - |
Asthma Symptoms Have you had wheezing or whistling in your chest any time in the last 12 months | 95.0 | 90.0 |
Have you been at all breathless when the wheezing noise was present | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Have you had this wheezing or whistling when you did not have a cold | 90.0 | 73.4 |
Have you woken up with a feeling of tightness in your chest at any time in the last 12 months | 95.0 | 89.8 |
Have you had an attack of shortness of breath that came on during the day when you were at rest at anytime in the last 12 months | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Have you had shortness of breath that came on following strenuous activity at anytime in the last 12 months | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Have you been woken up by an attack of shortness of breath at anytime in the last 12 months | 80.0 | 63.1 |
How many times a week on average have you been woken by shortness of breath in the last 3 months? | 33.0 | 25.0 |
Have you ever noticed that you had respiratory symptoms at a particular time in your monthly cycle | 42.9 | 22.8 |
Have you ever noticed that your asthma got worse with your monthly cycle | 40.0 | 11.8 |