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. 2013 Sep 20;8(9):e74977. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074977

Table 3. Relationship between classification of socio-economic position and questionnaire delivery mode for each socio-economic domain.

% in each SEP category p-value OR [95% CI]7
Socio-economic position (SEP) IAQ1 SAQ2 AudioSAQ3 ACASI4 IAQ1 SAQ2 AudioSAQ3 ACASI4
Asset wealth score (n): 360 360 371 375 1.00 0.73 [0.56–0.95] 0.94 [0.72–1.23] 0.84 [0.64–1.09]
SEP 1 (Poorest - score 0.0–0.46) 35.0 43.6 38.8 43.7
SEP 2 (Score 0.47–0.62) 35.8 32.8 30.7 25.6
SEP 3 (Score 0.63–1.0) 29.2 23.6 30.5 30.7 p = 0.016 5
Mean score [SD] 0.55 [0.17] 0.52 [0.21] 0.55 [0.20] 0.54 [0.21] p = 0.218 6
Ability to afford essential items (n): 364 368 376 375 1.00 0.53 [0.40–0.69] 0.68 [0.52–0.88] 0.68 [0.52–0.89]
SEP 1 (Poorest - score 0.0–0.43) 33.5 50.3 43.4 45.3
SEP 2 (Score 0.44–0.71] 36.0 29.9 33.5 28.8
SEP 3 (Score 0.72–1.00) 30.5 19.8 23.1 25.9 p<0.001 5
Mean score [SD] 0.60 [0.28] 0.49 [0.30] 0.53 [0.29] 0.53 [0.30] p<0.001 6
Food sufficiency (n): 363 359 368 375
Insufficient food 35.0 50.1 48.1 46.9 p<0.001 5 1.00 1.87 [1.39–2.52] 1.72 [1.28–2.32] 1.64 [1.22–2.21]
1

IAQ = Interviewer administered questionnaire;

2

SAQ = Self-administered questionnaire;

3

AudioSAQ = Audio self-administered questionnaire;

4

ACASI = Audio-computer assisted self-interview.

5

Chi-square test;

6

Oneway analysis of variance F-test;

7

Crude odds ratio calculated using ordinal logistic regression for asset wealth and essential item SEP scores.