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Table 3 Test-retest reliability in the Boston Metro Area cohort (N = 56)

From: Texting while driving: the development and validation of the distracted driving survey and risk score among young adults

Sample items

Spearman correlation coefficient (test retest)

p value

Kappa

1. Think it safe to text and drive

0.67112

<.0001

0.52

2. Read text messages when drivingR

0.726

<.0001

0.56

3. When read text messages while drivingR

0.791

<.0001

0.67

4. Read email when drivingR

0.683

<.0001

0.62

5. When read emails while drivingR

0.751

<.0001

0.59

6. View maps or directions on phone while drivingR

0.717

<.0001

0.63

7. Write text messages while drivingW

0.529

<.0001

0.44

8. When write text while drivingW

0.656

<.0001

0.54

9. Write emails when drivingW

0.457

0.0004

0.32

10. When write emails while drivingW

0.515

<.0001

0.34

11. View messages on social media sites while drivingR

0.38

0.0041

0.33

Have been a passenger when others are texting and driving

0.655

<.0001

0.54

Drive under the influence

0.654

<.0001

0.45

Fall asleep when driving

0.376

0.0043

0.30

Use of seatbelt when driving

0.569

<.0001

0.65

Car crashes reported

  

0.62

Enrolled in programs to reduce texting (e.g.AT&T’s “It Can Wait”)

  

0.67

  1. R indicates items in the reading subscore (Items 2–6, 11)
  2. W indicates items in the writing subscore (Items 7–10)