Brief functional English proficiency measure for health survey research

Through three studies we develop a brief measure of functional English proficiency intended for use in health survey research and particularly with older adults. The samples involved in these studies included adults aged 18 to 93 years whose language of origin was Turkish (n=497, 53% women); Macedon...

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Published in:Australian psychologist 2004-05, Vol.39 (2), p.154-165
Main Authors: Klimidis, Steven, Reddy, Prasuna, Minas, I Harry, Lewis, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
English as a second language
Ethnic groups
Health
Health care
Languages
Older people
Proficiency
Statistics
Survey research
Surveys
Testing
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Summary:Through three studies we develop a brief measure of functional English proficiency intended for use in health survey research and particularly with older adults. The samples involved in these studies included adults aged 18 to 93 years whose language of origin was Turkish (n=497, 53% women); Macedonian (n=209, 49% women); Spanish (n=205, 68% women); Italian (n=212, 52% women); Turkish (n=201, 51% women), and Greek (n=150, 53% women). The resulting instrument, comprising four items is a good brief measure of English proficiency, with capacity to discriminate between high and low levels of proficiency in all language groups.
ISSN:0005-0067
1742-9544
DOI:10.1080/00050060410001701870