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Table 4 Agreement in mother and child self-reports of food security status

From: Children’s reporting of food insecurity in predominately food insecure households in Texas border colonias

Participant

     
 

Child

 

Level of food security

Food secure1

Food insecure2

Total

%

Mother

Food secure 1

5

5

10

20

 

Food insecure 2

13

27

40

80

 

Total

18

32

50

 
 

%

36

64

  

Kappa ( p -value)

 

0.13 (0.15)

   

Strength of Agreement

 

Slight

   
  1. 1 High food security and marginal food security.
  2. 2 Low food security and very low food security.
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