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

Table 2.

Inconsistent Responses and the Results of Their Adjudication, Across All Waves by Chronic Disease (1998–2010)

Inconsistent Responses Responses With a Status Change following Adjudication
Sum Percentage (%) ( of All Responses for Indicated Disease) New “Yes” Responses New “No” Responses Sum Percentage (%) (of All Responses for Indicated Disease)
Hypertension 3,511 2.98 2,374 689 2,903 2.47
Heart 2,441 2.07 1,942 429 2,267 1.93
Lung 1,864 1.58 1,100 304 1,322 1.12
Diabetes 1,433 1.22 472 215 591 0.50
Cancer 952 0.81 852 209 979 0.83
Stroke 874 0.74 935 131 1,001 0.85
Arthritis 4,219 3.59 1,554 2,150 2,457 2.09

Note. The unit of analysis for the findings in Table 2 is each individual response to each individual chronic disease.