1. Health Awareness Instrument Norbert Jerina Norbert Jerina Javier Leung Javier Leung Tirana Porter Tirana Porter Destini Robinson Michelle Salmona Cheral Wintling Team A

3. A few facts: A few facts: Introduction

4. Instrument Description The instrument developed to gather information on health awareness was a 5-point scale Likert- type survey. The instrument developed to gather information on health awareness was a 5-point scale Likert- type survey. The Likert scale is a type of psychometric response scale often used in questionnaires, and is the most widely used scale in survey research. The Likert scale is a type of psychometric response scale often used in questionnaires, and is the most widely used scale in survey research.

5. The Likert 5-point survey response choices for the 40 health awareness related items and the associated values assigned were as follows: (1) Strongly disagree (2) Disagree (3) Neither agree nor disagree (4) Agree (5) Strongly agree

6. The responses to the items were summed and a Cronbach’s Alpha was completed for statistical analysis for instrument reliability as a whole and for each section utilizing SPSS that is addressed in the Reliability section The responses to the items were summed and a Cronbach’s Alpha was completed for statistical analysis for instrument reliability as a whole and for each section utilizing SPSS that is addressed in the Reliability section

7. In addition to the Likert-type survey items, demographic data was observed and recorded by the survey distributors on the approximate age, physical appearance, condition of health and gender of the survey participants In addition to the Likert-type survey items, demographic data was observed and recorded by the survey distributors on the approximate age, physical appearance, condition of health and gender of the survey participants

8. Survey Item Type Level of Data Scoring Observed Demographics GenderNominalPercentageMale/Female Physical Appearance Condition of Health Approximate age group NominalRatio Mean and Mode Likert 5-point items Nutrition (12 items) Program Design (19 items) Equipment Use ( 9 items) IntervalReliability Cronbach’s Alpha Level of Data/Scoring

9. Sample Description Figure 1Figure 2 Approximate Approximate AgePhysical Appearance

10. Figure 3Figure 4 Observable HealthGender

11. TotalMeanMode Approximate Age 16 to 20s 1632% Mid 20's to 30's 1428% 40's to mid 50's 1836% 40’s to mid 50’s Late 50’s and older 24% Physical Appearance Skinny918% Slim and trim 1224% Average / normal 2244% Average/ Normal Overweight612% Obese12%

12. Gender Male2244% Female2856%Female Observable Health TotalMeanMode Appears unhealthy 48% Has mobility problems 00% Appears normal and healthy 2652% Appears normal & healthy Appears in good to very good physical shape 2040%

13. Reliability In this attitudinal measure, participants were asked about their feelings toward health issues with a designed instrument on health awareness. In this attitudinal measure, participants were asked about their feelings toward health issues with a designed instrument on health awareness. The 40-item Health Awareness Instrument was administered once to each participant. The 40-item Health Awareness Instrument was administered once to each participant.

14. The objectives of the instrument were composed in three sections: Nutrition (12 items) Program design (19 items) Equipment use (9 items) Cronbach’s coefficient alpha () was used to examine the reliability of the measurement

15. Reliability Statistics of Instrument Cronbach’s Alpha N of Items.72540 Reliability Statistics of Program Design Cronbach’s Alpha N of Items.57219

16. Reliability Statistics of Nutrition Cronbach’s Alpha N of Items.74412 Reliability Statistics of Equipment Use Cronbach’s Alpha N of Items.4539

17. Conclusion Although the overall reliability coefficient of the Health Awareness Survey was acceptable (r = 0.725), the reliability scores varied across the three objectives of: Although the overall reliability coefficient of the Health Awareness Survey was acceptable (r = 0.725), the reliability scores varied across the three objectives of: Nutrition (r = 0.774) Nutrition (r = 0.774) Program design (r = 0.572) Program design (r = 0.572) Equipment use (r = 0453) Equipment use (r = 0453)