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. 2004 Jan 31;328(7434):258. doi: 10.1136/bmj.37963.691632.44

Table 2.

Consistency of vignette orderings and average rank correlation coefficients by country. Results are shown for the five vignettes common to all six countries

Proportion consistent*rankings (%)
Average rank correlation*
Country Q1 (v global) Q2 (v global) Q1 v Q2 Q1 (v global) Q2 (v global) Q1 v Q2
China 83 76 76 0.96 0.97 0.97
Myanmar 76 72 72 0.93 0.92 0.91
Pakistan 71 81 76 0.95 0.94 0.93
Sri Lanka 71 70 79 0.84 0.85 0.88
Turkey 70 62 67 0.89 0.87 0.87
United Arab Emirates 87 85 83 0.96 0.95 0.95
All countries 76 72 74 0.90 0.89 0.92
*

Because multiple vignettes may be rated in the same category, complete orderings may not be observed. Consistency of rankings and Spearman's rank order correlation coefficients were therefore computed with ties resolved in favour of the consistent ordering.