Table 3 Item responses and correlations by ethnic group. Figures are frequencies (column percent) except where indicated.
From: Reliability and validity of a short form household food security scale in a Caribbean community
Item | Â | Afro-Trinidadian | Indo-Trinidadian | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Affirmative (%) | Item-score correlation | Affirmative (%) | Item-score correlation | Affirmative (%) | Item-score correlation |
| Â | Â | 155 | Â | 246 | Â | 106 | Â |
3 | 'Balanced meal' | 65 (42) | 0.54 | 48 (20) | 0.61 | 42 (40) | 0.49 |
2 | 'Food last' | 54 (35) | 0.71 | 26 (11) | 0.77 | 26 (25) | 0.66 |
5 | 'Skip meals' | 49 (32) | 0.74 | 23 (9) | 0.80 | 21 (20) | 0.72 |
8 | 'How often' | 36 (23) | 0.49 | 21 (9) | 0.79 | 13 (12) | 0.53 |
7 | 'Eat less' | 44 (28) | 0.76 | 19 (8) | 0.85 | 11 (10) | 0.74 |
10 | 'Hungry' | 15 (10) | 0.51 | 9 (4) | 0.58 | 6 (6) | 0.43 |