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Table 2 Mean, standard deviation, median, 25th and 75th percentiles, range, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and 95% confidence intervals, weighted Kappa statistics index and the 95% confidence interval of the subjective social status scale

From: Reliability of the MacArthur scale of subjective social status - Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

 

Society

Community

Work

Mean (std. dev.)

Test

6.40 (1.71)

6.68 (1.82)

6.77 (1.79)

Retest

6.75 (1.54)

6.84 (1.65)

6.89 (1.64)

Median and (25 & 75 percentiles)

Test

7 (5 and 7)

7 (6 and 8)

7 (6 and 8)

Retest

7 (6 and 8)

7 (6 and 8)

7 (6 and 8)

Range

Test

1 – 8

1 – 10

1 – 10

Retest

2 – 10

1 – 10

1 – 10

ICC (95% CI)

 

0.67 (0.39-0.96)

0.64 (0.34-0.93)

0.75 (0.50-1.00)

Weighted Kappa statistic (95% CI)

 

0.62 (0.58-0.64)

0.58 (0.56-0.61)

0.67 (0.66-0.72)

  1. ELSA-Brasil, 2008–2010.
  2. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.