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Wu Yang, Madeleine C. McKinnon, and Will R. Turner. 2015. Quantifying human well-being for sustainability research and policy. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 1:16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ehs15-0004.1

Appendix C. Tables showing internal consistency and reliability test for HWB dimension of basic material for good life, dimension of security, dimension of health, dimension of good social relations, and for dimension of freedom of choice and action.

Table C1. Internal consistency and reliability test for HWB dimension of basic material for good life.

Indicator code

ri-t  Initial design

ri-tFinal design from SEM model

V18

0.66

0.67

V9013

0.68

0.66

V250

0.72

0.67

V9014

0.77

0.74

V33

0.58

0.51

V364

0.65

0.61

V365

0.60

0.55

V366

-

0.68

V251

-

0.76

V347

-

0.33

V403

-

0.68

V417

-

0.28

V30

-

0.42

V42

-

0.40

V43

-

0.46

V400

-

0.35

Cronbach’s alpha

0.79

0.83

Notes: ri-t:item-test (or item-total) correlation.

 

Table C2. Internal consistency and reliability test for HWB dimension of security.

Indicator code

ri-t Initial design

ri-tFinal design from SEM model

V401

0.37

0.23

V402

0.39

0.34

V280

0.56

0.29

V28

0.55

0.41

V302

0.57

0.20

V42

0.79

0.36

V43

0.52

0.29

V404

-

0.36

V364

-

0.49

V30

-

0.48

V9017

-

0.47

V33

-

0.44

V73

-

0.33

V18

-

0.72

V351

-

0.32

V391

-

0.39

V23

-

0.61

V9014

-

0.71

V9013

-

0.62

V9011

-

0.73

V47

-

0.56

Cronbach’s alpha

0.59

0.80

 

Table C3. Internal consistency and reliability test for HWB dimension of health.

Indicator code

ri-t Initial design

ri-tFinal design from SEM model

V23

0.69

-

V391

0.47

0.48

V400

0.46

0.43

V9013

0.58

0.61

V38

0.66

0.56

V366

0.56

0.58

V417

0.52

0.44

V370

0.64

0.53

V9011

-

0.71

V28

-

0.51

V345

-

0.34

V365

-

0.55

V351

-

0.40

V9017

-

0.36

Cronbach’s alpha

0.71

0.75

Table C4. Internal consistency and reliability test for HWB dimension of good social relations.

Indicator code

ri-t Initial design

ri-tFinal design from SEM model

V45

0.69

0.64

V47

0.66

0.66

V401

0.40

-

V402

0.63

0.52

V403

0.62

0.53

V404

0.70

0.61

V18

-

0.61

V417

-

0.36

Cronbach’s alpha

0.67

0.69

 

Table C5. Internal consistency and reliability test for HWB dimension of freedom of choice and action.

Indicator code

ri-t Initial design

ri-tFinal design from SEM model

V73

0.44

-

V9011

0.60

-

V30

0.59

0.66

V9008

0.59

0.55

V345

0.60

0.30

V347

0.44

0.49

V351

0.52

0.58

V9017

0.45

0.22

V28

0.49

0.55

V33

-

0.16

V417

-

0.34

V364

-

0.46

V9013

-

0.35

V23

-

0.79

V18

-

0.69

V47

-

0.51

V404

-

0.37

V45

-

0.43

V365

-

0.54

V302

-

0.33

V391

-

0.65

V400

-

0.47

V9014

-

0.54

V42

-

0.14

V43

-

0.13

V280

-

0.07

V402

-

0.23

Cronbach’s alpha

0.67

0.81

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