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Table 3 Survey item, number of respondents, distribution of responses, reasons for exclusion (if excluded from final measure)

From: Development of a scale to measure expected concussion reporting behavior

ICR Survey Item

Number of respondents

Distribution of responses (%)

Mean (SD)

Reasons for Exclusion

Question stem: If I felt dizzy after a bump or hit to the head, I would tell my coach right away…

Never (%)

Rarely (%)

Sometimes (%)

Often (%)

Always (%)

Missing (%)

1. …even if the team was counting on me to play

282

7

9

23

25

32

3

2.68 (1.24)

(Retained)

2. …even during a championship game

281

8

16

24

22

27

4

2.44 (1.28)

Conceptual overlap with #1; r = 0.81

3. …even if I really wanted to keep playing

276

6

13

25

24

27

6

2.54 (1.22)

(Retained)

4. …even if it was a close game

280

9

14

21

25

28

4

2.52 (1.29)

(Retained)

5. …even if my parent/guardian said I'm fine to play

277

8

16

20

21

31

5

2.52 (1.33)

Not central to the construct (more normative)

6. …even if my team will be down a player

279

13

19

22

16

26

5

2.26 (1.39)

(Retained)