Table 5 Test-retest relationships for neighbourhood scale items and summary scores
Measure of test-retest agreement | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlation coefficient | Cohen's κ | |||||
Item | Exact agreement* | Pearson | Spearman | Intraclass | Original categories | Collapsed categories |
Individual item | ||||||
Pleasantness for walking | 62 (49.6) | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.32 | 0.44 |
Attractiveness | 67 (53.6) | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.47 |
Proximity to park | 75 (60.0) | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.47 |
Green space | 50 (40.0) | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.24 |
Public transport | 83 (66.4) | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.59 |
Proximity to shops | 82 (65.6) | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.53 |
Routes for cycling | 56 (44.8) | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.26 | 0.39 |
Routes for walking | 66 (52.8) | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 |
Safety walking after dark | 61 (48.8) | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.41 |
Likelihood of attack | 62 (49.6) | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.32 | 0.42 |
Traffic volume | 73 (58.4) | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.35 |
Traffic noise | 68 (54.4) | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.38 | 0.53 |
Safety crossing the road | 57 (45.6) | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 0.32 |
Road safety for cyclists | 59 (47.2) | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.37 |
Summary score † | ||||||
Factor 1 subscale | -- | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.75 | -- | -- |
Factor 2 subscale | -- | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.75 | -- | -- |
Factor 3 subscale | -- | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.57 | -- | -- |
Overall score | -- | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | -- | -- |