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. 2016 Mar 25;4(1):141–154. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00384

TABLE 4. Reliabilitya of the Urban Wealth Distribution Between the Standard DHS Wealth Index and Each of 3 Alternative Indices Recommended by the Expert Panel Group.

Urban B Urban D Urban E
Country Agreement Kappa Agreement Kappa Agreement Kappa
Bangladesh 83.69% 0.745 91.75% 0.871 85.00% 0.766
Benin 90.18% 0.847 91.91% 0.874 85.11% 0.768
Cambodia 86.34% 0.787 90.76% 0.856 85.37% 0.771
Cameroon 82.82% 0.732 86.15% 0.827 85.69% 0.776
Ethiopia 86.93% 0.796 88.10% 0.814 85.39% 0.771
Malawi 87.42% 0.803 87.42% 0.803 93.96% 0.906
Mozambique 94.54% 0.915 94.54% 0.915 89.01% 0.828
Nepal 87.26% 0.801 92.95% 0.890 84.26% 0.754
Nigeria 84.57% 0.759 89.43% 0.835 84.26% 0.754
Pakistan 78.41% 0.663 94.17% 0.909 84.27% 0.754
Philippines 84.39% 0.756 92.51% 0.883 85.24% 0.769
Rwanda 94.86% 0.920 94.86% 0.920 93.62% 0.900
Senegal 81.86% 0.717 86.79% 0.794 85.30% 0.770
Tanzania 91.01% 0.860 92.33% 0.880 83.95% 0.750
Uganda 81.55% 0.712 93.22% 0.894 84.12% 0.752
Zimbabwe 42.14% 0.593 75.02% 0.610 83.96% 0.750
Median 85.46% 0.773 91.83% 0.873 85.17% 0.769
Range 42.14% to 94.54% 0.593 to 0.920 75.02% to 94.86% 0.610 to 0.920 83.95% to 94.00% 0.750 to 0.906
a

Reliability assessed after grouping the 5 wealth quintiles into 3 groups: the lowest 40% (Q1+Q2), middle 20% (Q3), and richest 40% (Q4+Q5).