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. 2010 Aug 13;10:481. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-481

Table 4.

Numbers of identified problems, by detailed problem type, design condition and questionnaire topic.1

Acculturation Items2 Physical Activity Items2
Spanish; short time Spanish; longer time English; longer time Spanish; short time Spanish; longer time English; longer time
1) Interviewer difficulty 8 6 6 1 0 0
2) Question wording 11 12 9 10 7 3
3) Question structure 1 0 0 0 0 0
4) Recall and judgment 0 0 0 1 4 5
5) Response selection 6 3 4 1 0 0
6) Translation 2 2 0 1 1 0
7) Other 0 0 0
TOTAL # problems 28 23 19 14 12 8

1 In this table we include all problems, even when only one respondent expressed a concern.

2 Spanish; short time = respondents who preferred to complete interviews in Spanish and who lived in the U.S. less than 5 years. Spanish; longer time = respondents who preferred to complete interviews in Spanish and who lived in the U.S. 15 years or more. English; longer time = respondents who preferred to complete interviews in English and who lived in the U.S. 15 years or more