Table 2.

Free List and Consensus Analysis

Percent of RespondentsAverage Position on the FreelistsSmith’s Saliency Score
Item Ranked by Salience*Low Literacy (n = 9)Higher Literacy (n = 31)All (n = 40)Low Literacy (n = 9)Higher Literacy (n = 31)All (n = 40)Low Literacy (n = 9)Higher Literacy (n = 31)All (n = 40)
*Free-list terms generated by participants responding to the request to list 10 “things that you think about when going to the doctor when you are pregnant.”
Everything ok5626332.23.503.00.399.180.229
Long wait2232301.04.303.75.222.181.190
Questions3329303.04.674.25.241.153.179
Needles2226254.52.883.20.095.192.167
Weight29233.893.89.190.147
Heart beat1119182.03.002.86.056.150.138
Ultrasound1119185.03.333.57.056.141.122
Baby’s health2223235.04.294.11.079.121.119
Tests2219207.03.54.38.111.128.109