Table 2.

The percentage (%) agreement and Kappa values for the concordance of the assessment between mothers and fathers; and the proportions where one parent reported more fear than the other. Results are presented for the two codings of the “No Experience” option: A = no experience included and coded as 1; B = no experience excluded.

Item	n		% Agreement		Kappa		% Father > Mother		% Mother > Father
	A	B	A	B	A	B	A	B	A	B
In general	514	475	45.7	49.1	0.178	0.192	32.1	28.8	22.2	22.1
Keeping the mouth open	512	455	51.4	56.9	0.203	0.229	28.9	23.7	19.7	19.3
Dentist	514	397	40.3	47.4	0.133	0.131	33.3	30.5	26.5	22.2
Teeth being cleaned by a dentist or assistant	513	236	40.4	50.4	0.181	0.224	29.8	30.5	29.8	19.1
Drilling	509	16	79.8	43.8	0.120	0.258	6.9	31.3	13.4	25.0
Local anesthesia	508	29	74.6	37.9	0.151	0.154	9.3	24.1	16.1	37.9
Hearing the sound of drilling	508	17	77.6	41.2	0.102	0.213	9.3	47.1	13.2	11.8
Being unable to breathe	508	35	63.4	31.4	0.072	0.058	15.4	51.4	21.3	17.1
Instruments put in the mouth	506	247	34.0	45.7	0.115	0.183	38.1	32.4	27.9	21.9
Suction used in the mouth	507	110	46.5	50.9	0.126	0.231	26.0	21.8	27.4	27.3
Dental treatment causing pain	507	28	70.8	35.7	0.114	0.163	9.5	28.6	19.7	35.7