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. 2016 Jun 3;73(5):901–912. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbw063

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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America 2016.

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Figure 1. — Types of inconsistencies in self-report of chronic diseases.

^aType One Inconsistency: Response in the present wave disputes “Yes” response in the previous wave (Respondent Options 3 and 4). ^bType Two Inconsistency: “Don’t Know” or “Refused” response in the present wave (Respondent Options 8 and 9). ^cType Three Inconsistency: “No” response in the present wave is preceded by a “Yes” response in the previous wave (Respondent Option 5 preceded by Respondent Option 1). ^dType Four Inconsistency: “Yes” response in the present wave is followed by a “Disputes” response in the following wave(Respondent Option 1 followed by Respondent Options 3 or 4).