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Table 3 Percentage of agreement and kappa coefficient (95%CI) between the adolescents' responses and those of their proxy-respondents

From: Self-reported social class in adolescents: validity and relationship with gradients in self-reported health

 

% of agreement

Kappa coefficient

(95%CI)

Paternal level of education

67.1

0.39

(0.23 – 0.54)

Maternal level of education

73.8

0.51

(0.36 – 0.67)

Highest level of education

63.6

0.41

(0.27 – 0.56)

Paternal social class

87.7

0.77

(0.58 – 0.96)

Maternal social class

74.4

0.56

(0.33 – 0.78)

Highest familiar social class

76.3

0.52

(0.35 – 0.68)

  1. Paternal, maternal and highest level of education are stratified in 3 categories: primary, secondary, and university degree. Paternal, maternal, and highest social class in 3 categories: I–II, III, IV–V. Subsample of adolescents and proxy-respondents within the urban sample.
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BMC Health Services Research

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