Table 2.
Percentage of participants assigned to stages of change on the URICA, RCQ and the SOCRATES
| URICA | RCQ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCQ: | P | C | A | M | P | C | A |
| P | 19.4 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | |||
| C | 4.3 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 10.8 | |||
| A | 2.2 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 10.8 | |||
| SOCRATES: | |||||||
| P | 14.1 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 7.9 |
| C | 7.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 5.4 |
| D | 3.5 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 3.3 |
| A | 3.8 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 10.0 |
| M | 5.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.9 |
Note. P = precontemplation; C = contemplation; D = determination; A = action; M = maintenance. The precontemplation stage of the SOCRATES was reverse coded, such that those assigned to the precontemplation stage reported low recognition of their problem. URICA/ RCQ sample size, n = 155, URICA/SOCRATES sample size, n = 293, RCQ/SOCRATES sample size, n = 239.