Table 4

Values of kappa (Κ) (95% confidence interval) and percentage agreement (A) (95% confidence interval) for test-retest reliability for year 8 and year 10 boys and girls for the frequency of participation question, the duration of participation question, and for responses to the two questions categorised into two categories of participation

Year 8Year 10
Boys (n=63)Girls (n=58)Boys (n=75)Girls (n=30)
*Weighted kappa.
†Unweighted kappa.
FrequencyΚ=0.36 (0.20 to 0.51)*Κ=0.44 (0.25 to 0.64)*Κ=0.60 (0.48 to 0.72)*Κ=0.57 (0.34 to 0.80)*
A=41% (29 to 54)A=56% (42 to 69)A=57% (45 to 69)A=59% (39 to 77)
DurationΚ=0.22 (0.05 to 0.39)*Κ=0.26 (0.09 to 0.44)*Κ=0.58 (0.47 to 0.70)*Κ=0.52 (0.29 to 0.75)*
A=35% (23 to 48)A=28% (17 to 41)A=44% (33.56)A=50% (31 to 69)
Two categoriesΚ=0.12 (0.00 to 0.38)†Κ=0.25 (0.00 to 0.52)†Κ=0.70 (0.54 to 0.86)†Κ=0.38 (0.04 to 0.71)†
A=67% (54 to 79)A=70% (56 to 81)A=85% (75 to 92)A=70% (51 to 85)