Test-retest reliability results for continuous items in household health expenditure questionnaire
| Item no. | Question description | Test mean (SD) | Retest mean (SD) | p-value | ICC | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 2: health-seeking behavior | ||||||
| Q15 | Illness in past 4 weeks | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.26 | 0.91 | 0.88-0.94 |
| Section 3: out-patient and health-related services usage over the last 4 weeks | ||||||
| Q24 | Number of out-patient visits | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.54 | 0.87 | 0.81-0.94 |
| Q29 | Distance of provider to home (in km) | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.77 | 0.71-0.82 |
| Q36 | Cash payment for services (in RM) | 89.90 | 84.10 | 0.10 | 0.86 | 0.82-0.91 |
| Q37 | Breakdown of payment for services (in %) | 44.6 | 45.0 | 0.26 | 0.83 | 0.77-0.88 |
| Q42 | Transport costs to provider (in RM) | 11.10 | 10.90 | 0.10 | 0.91 | 0.86-0.95 |
| Q48 | Cost of routine health expenses (in RM) | 157.00 | 152.60 | 0.09 | 0.74 | 0.68-0.79 |
| Section 4: in-patient admission-last 1 year | ||||||
| Q49 | Number of in-patient visits | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.33 | 0.92 | 0.90-0.96 |
| Q50 | Duration of admission (in days) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.28 | 0.90 | 0.85-0.95 |
| Q53 | Distance of provider to home (in km) | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.91 | 0.87-0.96 |
| Q59 | Breakdown of payment for services (in %) | 67.2 | 65.8 | 0.17 | 0.85 | 0.81-0.89 |
| Q66 | Travel time to facility (in hours) | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.32 | 0.96 | 0.91-0.99 |
| Q67 | Distance to facility (in km) | 11.3 | 10.9 | 0.13 | 0.84 | 0.79-0.88 |
| Q68 | Transport costs to provider | 102.10 | 101.40 | 0.11 | 0.83 | 0.81-0.86 |
| Q71 | Days accompanied | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.69-0.77 |
| Section 5: access to health insurance | ||||||
| Q76 | Premium amount | 1,892.00 | 1,993.50 | 0.08 | 0.63 | 0.55-0.68 |
| Section 7: household expenditure and consumption | ||||||
| Q81 | Key food and beverage expenditure – last 7 days | 559.30 | 587.40 | 0.11 | 0.72 | 0.67-0.76 |
| Q82 | Key consumables expenditure – last one month | 1,810.40 | 1,796.70 | 0.09 | 0.63 | 0.59-0.70 |
| Q83 | Key expenditures – last one year | 16,011.20 | 16,175.00 | 0.07 | 0.61 | 0.58-0.65 |
| Item no. | Question description | Test mean (SD) | Retest mean (SD) | ICC | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q15 | Illness in past 4 weeks | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.26 | 0.91 | 0.88-0.94 |
| Q24 | Number of out-patient visits | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.54 | 0.87 | 0.81-0.94 |
| Q29 | Distance of provider to home (in km) | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.77 | 0.71-0.82 |
| Q36 | Cash payment for services (in RM) | 89.90 | 84.10 | 0.10 | 0.86 | 0.82-0.91 |
| Q37 | Breakdown of payment for services (in %) | 44.6 | 45.0 | 0.26 | 0.83 | 0.77-0.88 |
| Q42 | Transport costs to provider (in RM) | 11.10 | 10.90 | 0.10 | 0.91 | 0.86-0.95 |
| Q48 | Cost of routine health expenses (in RM) | 157.00 | 152.60 | 0.09 | 0.74 | 0.68-0.79 |
| Q49 | Number of in-patient visits | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.33 | 0.92 | 0.90-0.96 |
| Q50 | Duration of admission (in days) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.28 | 0.90 | 0.85-0.95 |
| Q53 | Distance of provider to home (in km) | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.91 | 0.87-0.96 |
| Q59 | Breakdown of payment for services (in %) | 67.2 | 65.8 | 0.17 | 0.85 | 0.81-0.89 |
| Q66 | Travel time to facility (in hours) | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.32 | 0.96 | 0.91-0.99 |
| Q67 | Distance to facility (in km) | 11.3 | 10.9 | 0.13 | 0.84 | 0.79-0.88 |
| Q68 | Transport costs to provider | 102.10 | 101.40 | 0.11 | 0.83 | 0.81-0.86 |
| Q71 | Days accompanied | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.69-0.77 |
| Q76 | Premium amount | 1,892.00 | 1,993.50 | 0.08 | 0.63 | 0.55-0.68 |
| Q81 | Key food and beverage expenditure – last 7 days | 559.30 | 587.40 | 0.11 | 0.72 | 0.67-0.76 |
| Q82 | Key consumables expenditure – last one month | 1,810.40 | 1,796.70 | 0.09 | 0.63 | 0.59-0.70 |
| Q83 | Key expenditures – last one year | 16,011.20 | 16,175.00 | 0.07 | 0.61 | 0.58-0.65 |