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Accuracy of respondents’ reports of their partner’s age, by “true” age difference between a respondent and her partner. Notes: the p-values are based on χ2 tests of association
| Specificity | Sensitivity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age difference between partners | Estimate (n/N) | p-value | Estimate (n/N) | p-value |
| 0–2 years of the 5-year threshold | 88.2(142/161) | 0.82 | 15.7(11/70) | 0.05 |
| 3–5 years of the 5-year threshold | 90.3(121/134) | 25.5(14/55) | ||
| More than 5 years from the 5-year threshold | 87.8(36/41) | 34.6(18/52) | ||
