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Table 5 Results of the polytomous Rasch model for the performance metric

From: Measuring functioning and disability using household surveys: metric properties of the brief version of the WHO and World Bank model disability survey

MDS-Code

Brief MDS Code

Question

 

Recoding strategy

Outfit

Infit

Location

Thresholds

    

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

I4005 & I4007

B4001 & B4002

How much of a problem is walking a kilometer for you? How much of a problem is getting where you want to go for you?

Chile

012345678

0,724

0,786

−0,479

−0,659

− 1,382

− 0,743

− 0,838

− 0,319

− 0,435

0,433

0,112

Sri Lanka

012345678

0,773

0,797

−0,685

− 1,098

− 1,679

− 1,062

− 0,949

− 0,476

− 0,597

− 0,118

0,501

I4010 & I4012

B4003 & B4004

How much of a problem is being clean and dressed?

How much of a problem is toileting?

Chile

012345678

0,433

0,645

0,594

1,559

− 0,661

0,528

0,027

1,159

0,304

1,695

0,142

Sri Lanka

012345678

0,973

0,953

0,940

1,395

−0,435

0,610

0,915

1,592

0,828

1,536

1,079

I4014

B4005

How much of a problem is looking after your health, eating well, exercising or taking your medicines?

Chile

00122

0,649

0,761

0,527

0,247

0,806

      

Sri Lanka

00122

0,563

0,665

1,089

0,504

1,673

      

I4021

B4006

How much of a problem is feeling tired and not having enough energy?

Chile

01234

0,998

1,026

−0,458

− 1,903

− 0,981

0,100

0,953

    

Sri Lanka

00122

0,963

0,952

−0,881

− 1,506

− 0,255

      

I4031

B4007

How much of a problem is coping with all the things you have to do?

Chile

01112

0,859

0,872

0,588

−0,798

1,974

      

Sri Lanka

00122

1,028

0,957

0,312

−0,341

0,965

      

I4035

B4008

How much of a problem is remembering to do the important things in your day-to-day life?

Chile

01234

1,119

1,163

0,370

−0,461

0,135

0,819

0,988

    

Sri Lanka

00122

1,160

1,157

0,286

−0,414

0,987

      

I4037

B4009

How much of a problem do you have with getting your household tasks done?

Chile

00122

0,680

0,747

0,150

−0,106

0,407

      

Sri Lanka

00122

0,616

0,683

0,104

−0,350

0,559

      

I4040

B4010

How much of a problem do you have with joining community activities, such as festivities, religious or other activities?

Chile

01112

1,179

1,063

0,083

−0,263

0,429

      

Sri Lanka

00122

0,784

0,801

0,147

−0,152

0,446

      

I4045 & I4047

B4011

How much of a problem is getting things done as required at work/school?

Chile

Collapsed Testlet

1,290

1,282

2,762

1,186

1,488

5,613

     

Sri Lanka

Collapsed Testlet

2,311

1,371

3,064

1,672

4,456

      

I4048

B4012

How much of a problem is using public or private transportation?

Chile

01112

0,880

0,859

−0,038

−0,668

0,591

      

Sri Lanka

00122

0,986

0,935

−0,522

−0,873

− 0,171