Reliability estimates and variance partitioning coefficients (VPC) for thirteen scales measuring characteristics of the community environment potentially related to cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Scales were derived from individual responses to questionnaire items in the EPOCH 2 survey done in 84 urban and rural communities in 5 countries.Models adjusted for respondent age, sex, level of education and smoking status (current, former, or ever). Overall model additionally adjusts for urban/rural location as a community-specific covariate.VPC, variance partitioning coefficient; Rand, random effects; Fixed, fixed effects.