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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2008 Mar;22(1):78–87. doi: 10.1037/0893-164X.22.1.78

Table 6.

Agreement Between Urine Drug Test Result and Timeline Follow-Back Data for Marijuana Use

14-day detection window
22-day detection window
42-day detection window
Reporter % agreement κ Yule's Y % agreement κ Yule's Y % agreement κ Yule's Y
Subject .92 .68 .82 .92 .71 .78 .86 .61 .75
Collateral .84 .29 .53 .84 .31 .52 .83 .31 .46

Note. n = 159 subjects with urine drug test results. Urine drug test results were coded positive/negative for marijuana use. Timeline Follow-Back data were coded yes/no for marijuana use within each detection window. Boldface values of Yule's Y (≥ .50) reflect acceptable subject–collateral agreement.