Table 4.

Corrected Item-Total Correlation of Each Domain, Item Test-Retest Reliability, and % of Lowest and Highest Scores in Self-Efficacy Subscale of the FLitT in Low-Income Adults

Item (22 items)	Corrected Item-total Correlationa (n=91)	Cronbach Alpha if Item Deleted	Item Test-Retest Reliability (ICC) (n=75)	% of lowest scoreb (floor) (n=98)	% of highest scorec(Ceiling) (n=98)
Plan & Manage (5 items)
Plan a food budget to last for a week or month	0.60***	0.69	0.56***	3.1	30.6
Stick with my food budget to last for a full week or month.	0.69***	0.65	0.74***	4.1	22.4
Plan healthy meals within my food budget d	0.48***	0.73	0.44 **	2.1	28.9
Choose less expensive foods based on unit price (price per volume or weight of food)	0.51***	0.72	0.44**	1.0	25.5
Use other food items when the one I need is not available	0.36***	0.77	0.38*	0.0	18.6
Select (6 items)
Know when a fruit or vegetable is spoiled	0.36***	0.85	0.30	1.0	57.7
Read the Nutrition Facts labels	0.62***	0.81	0.59***	3.1	25.5
Select seasonal fruits	0.67***	0.80	0.53**	1.0	28.6
Select seasonal vegetables	0.69***	0.80	0.57***	1.0	22.4
Select food that is low in fat	0.66***	0.80	0.53**	3.1	17.3
Select food that is low in salt	0.68***	0.79	0.52**	2.0	29.6
Prepare (7 items)
Follow instructions on a food package or recipe d	0.51***	0.78	0.21	2.1	32.0
Use whole grain products in place of refined grain products (example: whole wheat bread instead of white bread) d	0.60***	0.77	0.47 **	1.0	27.1
Prepare tasty meals without adding too much salt d	0.65***	0.76	0.68***	1.0	27.8
Cook foods I have never cooked before if I have a recipe e	0.50***	0.79	0.61***	5.2	13.5
Prepare meals using tools I have (examples: stove, oven, knife, pan or pot) d	0.54***	0.78	0.25	2.1	30.9
Use healthier cooking methods (examples: panfry or bake instead of deep fry) d	0.54***	0.78	0.27	2.1	22.7
Cook meats to a safe temperature d	0.43***	0.80	0.64***	3.1	41.7
Eat (4 items)
Eat fruits every day d	0.69***	0.70	0.67***	4.1	29.9
Eat vegetables every day f	0.78***	0.65	0.69***	2.1	29.2
Eat whole grains every day (example: brown rice, 100% whole wheat bread, 100% whole wheat pasta) e	0.53***	0.78	0.59***	3.1	25.0
Stop eating when I am fulle	0.45***	0.82	0.76***	4.2	32.3

^aPearson’s correlation coefficient for corrected item-total correlation by domain;

^b“strongly disagree”;

^c“strongly agree”;

^dn=74;

^en=73;

^fn=72;

^*P <0.05;

^**P <0.01;

^***P <0.001.