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Table 5 Comparability of alternative versions of NEWS/NEWS-A subscales with the standard versions

From: Sharing good NEWS across the world: developing comparable scores across 12 countries for the neighborhood environment walkability scale (NEWS)

Subscale [version]

Items

Countries using specific version

No. of countries used for comparisons*

Average (min, max) correlation between standard and alternative versions

Average (min, max) effect size for difference between mean scores on standard and alternative versions

Comparable

Land use mix – access [standard]

AL1, AL2, AL3

AUS, BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA

    

Land use mix – access [alternative]

AL1, AL3

BEL, UK

10

0.94 (0.91, 0.96)

−0.10 (−0.16, 0.02)

YES

Street connectivity [standard]

SC1, SC3

BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA

    

Street connectivity [alternative 1]

SC1, SC2

AUS

2

0.74 (0.65, 0.82)

0.24 (0.11, 0.36)

NO

Street connectivity [alternative 2]

SC2, SC3

BEL

2

0.68 (0.56, 0.79)

0.19 (0.01, 0.36)

NO

Street connectivity [alternative 3]

SC1

AUS

10

0.79 (0.66, 0.85)

0.10 (−0.13, 0.26)

MARGINALLY

Street connectivity [alternative 4]

SC3

BEL

10

0.79 (0.75, 0.85)

−0.11 (−0.26, 0.13)

MARGINALLY

Infrastructure and safety for walking/cycling [standard]

IS1, IS2, IS3, IS4

BEL, COL, CZR, DEN, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA

    

Infrastructure and safety for walking/cycling [alternative]

IS1, IS2, IS4

AUS, BRZ, HKG

9

0.94 (0.89, 0.96)

−0.08 (−0.19, 0.05)

YES

Aesthetics [standard]

AE1, AE3, AE4, AE5

BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA

    

Aesthetics [alternative 1]

AE1, AE4, AE5

BEL, UK

9

0.96 (0.95, 0.97)

−0.03 (−0.18, 0.09)

YES

Aesthetics [alternative 2]

AE2, AE3, AE4, AE5

AUS

2

0.97 (0.96, 0.97)

0.02 (−0.12, 0.16)

YES

Traffic safety/hazards [standard]

TH2, TH4, TH5

COL, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA

    

Traffic safety/hazards [alternative 1]

TH2, TH3

AUS

2

0.80 (0.79, 0.81)

−0.03 (−0.57, 0.51)

MARGINALLY

Traffic safety/hazards [alternative 2]

TH1, TH4, TH5

BRZ

2

0.94 (0.93, 0.94)

0.09 (0.06, 0.12)

YES

Traffic safety/hazards [alternative 3]

TH1, TH3, TH5

BEL, CZR

2

0.80 (0.75, 0.84)

0.24 (0.17, 0.30)

MARGINALLY

  1. Effect size is represented by Cohen’s d (<|0.25| = very small effect size). *Countries that had available data on all items of the standard and alternative version(s) of the subscale. NEWS, Neighborhood environment walkability scale; NEWS-A, NEWS – Abbreviated form; AUS, Australia; BEL, Belgium; BRZ, Brazil; COL, Colombia; CZR, Czech Republic; DEN, Denmark; HKG, Hong Kong; MEX, Mexico; NZL, New Zealand; UK, United Kingdom; USA, United States of America.
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