Table 5.

Corrected Item-Total Correlation of Each Domain, Item Test-Retest Reliability, and % of lowest and highest scores in the Behavior Subscale of the FLitT in Low-Income Adults

Item (24 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 (4 items)
Plan meals before grocery shoppingd	0.50***	0.68	0.71 ***	5.1	23.7
Have transportation to and from shopping for food	0.43***	0.72	0.71***	9.2	36.7
Make and bring a grocery list when you shopf	0.60***	0.62	0.76***	16.3	17.3
Plan time to cook meals	0.56***	0.64	0.72***	4.1	25.5
Select (8 items)
Read the Nutrition Facts label before selecting a new food	0.54***	0.80	0.67***	25.5	14.3
Look at nutrition information before ordering at a restaurant when it is available	0.48***	0.81	0.64***	30.6	12.2
Compare the prices of similar food items to select oned	0.35***	0.82	0.59***	7.1	28.6
Select foods that you believe are healthyd	0.68***	0.78	0.74***	4.1	34.7
Select seasonal fruits when grocery shopping	0.63***	0.78	0.75***	11.2	22.4
Select seasonal vegetables when grocery shoppingd	0.69***	0.78	0.72***	8.2	23.5
Make choices based on what is on sale when shopping for foodd	0.50***	0.80	0.55***	0.0	29.6
Use unit prices to select what you buy?e	0.46***	0.81	0.76***	14.3	21.4
Prepare (11 items)
Wash your hands before preparing foods	0.25*	0.82	0.60***	0.0	80.6
Prepare a meal from basic or raw ingredients (from scratch)	0.43***	0.80	0.68***	10.2	22.4
Measure ingredients using measuring cups and measuring spoonsd	0.42***	0.80	0.49**	15.3	22.4
Rinse canned vegetables before cooking	0.51***	0.80	0.80***	14.3	42.9
Cook foods you have never cooked befored	0.56***	0.79	0.67***	12.2	11.2
Use healthy cooking methods (cooking with no fat or salt, baking, steaming, boiling, and so on)	0.56***	0.79	0.73***	4.1	27.6
Deep fry food when cooking	0.17	0.82	0.50**	11.2	9.2
Use a thermometer when cooking meatd	0.41***	0.81	0.70***	45.9	10.2
Trim skin off chicken and other poultry before cooking it	0.58***	0.79	0.66***	22.4	22.5
Trim fat off chicken and other poultry before cooking it	0.68***	0.78	0.52**	17.3	37.8
Trim fat off meat (beef, pork, etc.) before cooking it	0.63***	0.78	0.63***	14.3	34.7
Eat (1 item)
Eat with family or friends	-	-	0.60***	3.1	22.4

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

^b“never”;

^c“always”;

^dn=74;

^en=73;

^fn=72;

^**P <0.01;

^***P <0.001