Table 3 Comparison among four interviewer raters for two neighborhood rating scales
From: Observer ratings of neighborhoods: comparison of two methods
|  | Interviewer (mean ± standard deviation) + | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 1* | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Time (minutes; n=670) | 10 ± 7 | 7 ± 3 (n=112) | 10 ± 9 (n=187) | 7 ± 5 (n=184) | 13 ± 5 (n=187) |
  Inner City (n=287) | 11 ± 7 | 9± 4 | 12 ± 9 | 6 ± 3 | 15 ± 7 |
  Suburbs (n=383) | 9 ± 7 | 6± 3 | 9 ± 10 | 8 ± 6 | 13 ± 5 |
Krause scale (n=688) | 8.0 ± 2.6 | 9.4 ± 2.3 (n=111) | 7.4 ± 2.4 (n=205) | 6.2 ± 1.3 (n=185) | 9.4 ± 2.5 (n=187) |
  Inner City (n=293) | 8.6 ± 2.5 | 9.5 ± 2.3 | 8.60 ± 2.5 | 6.70 ± 1.4 | 10.1 ± 2.5 |
  Suburbs (n=395) | 7.5 ± 2.5 | 9.3 ± 2.3 | 6.40 ± 1.7 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 9.0 ± 2.5 |
AAH 7-item scale (n=683) | 4.2 ± 3.0 | 5.4 ± 2.9 (n=112) | 4.2 ± 2.6 (n=204) | 2.2 ± 2.1 (n=182) | 5.5 ± 3.3 (n=185) |
  Inner City (n=291) | 5.2 ± 3.1 | 6.4 ± 2.8 | 5.2 ± 2.6 | 2.9 ± 2.0 | 6.8 ± 3.1 |
  Suburbs (n=392) | 3.5 ± 2.8 | 4.9 ± 2.8 | 3.3 ± 2.3 | 1.6 ± 1.9 | 4.6 ± 3.1 |
AAH 5-item scale (n=683) | 2.8 ± 2.3 | 3.6 ± 2.4 (n=112) | 2.8 ± 2.0 (n=204) | 1.5 ± 1.6 (n=182) | 3.5 ± 2.5 (n=185) |
  Inner City (n=291) | 3.7 ± 2.3 | 4.6 ± 2.4 | 3.7 ± 2.0 | 2.3 ± 1.6 | 4.5 ± 2.4 |
  Suburbs (n=392) | 2.1 ±2.0 | 3.1 ±2.2 | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 0.9 ± 1.3 | 2.7 ±2.2 |
AAH 18-item scale (n=681) | 8.0 ± 3.4 | 9.1 ± 3.1 (n=112) | 7.9 ± 2.9 (n=203) | 5.7 ± 2.4 (n=182) | 9.6 ± 3.7 (n=185) |
  Inner City (n=291) | 9.1 ± 3.4 | 10.1 ± 3.2 | 9.1 ± 2.9 | 6.8 ± 2.4 | 10.9 ± 3.6 |
  Suburbs (n=390) | 7.1 ± 3.2 | 8.6 ± 3.0 | 6.8 ± 2.5 | 4.8 ± 2.0 | 8.6 ±3.4 |