Table 2.
Test-retest correlations and agreement of survey questions (N = 6)a.
| Construct | Standardized Cronbach α |
|---|---|
| Perceived danger | 0.94 |
| Commonality of cellphone use | 0.92 |
| Frequency of citation issuance | 0.40 |
| Factors influencing pullover frequency | 0.98 |
| Current state laws | 0.88 |
| Ease of adjudication process | 0.90 |
| Texting ban challenges | 0.71 |
| Hand-held ban challenges | 0.98 |
| Young driver ban challenges | 0.87 |
| Ways to improve enforcement | 0.71 |
| Opinion of highway safety grants | 1.00 |
| Ways to increase prevention efforts | 0.81 |
The Kappa statistic, which assessed the test-retest agreement between the officers' two survey responses, ranged from 0.65 to 0.84, with the median = 0.77 and average = 0.75.