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Table 2 Responses obtained from households with more than one respondent, and intraclass correlation coefficient. Figures are frequencies (column percent) except where indicated.

From: Reliability and validity of a short form household food security scale in a Caribbean community

  

Discordant responses by household size

ICC (95% CI)

  

Two respondents (120)

Three respondents (30)

Four respondents (15)

 

3

'Balanced meal'

9 (8)

7 (23)

1 (7)

0.78 (0.73 to 0.83)

2

'Food last'

9 (8)

4 (13)

3 (20)

0.73 (0.67 to 0.79)

5

'Skip meals'

9 (8)

4 (13)

3 (20)

0.70 (0.63 to 0.76)

8

'How often'

8 (7)

4 (13)

2 (13)

0.71 (0.65 to 0.77)

7

'Eat less'

5 (4)

3 (10)

1 (7)

0.78 (0.73 to 0.83)

10

'Hungry'

2 (2)

2 (7)

1 (7)

0.77 (0.72 to 0.82)

 

Food insecurity

11 (9)

7 (23)

4 (27)

0.68 (0.61 to 0.75)