Table 4

Recommended bandings of raw scores obtained from a sample of 3 – 17 year old Chinese children
Informant
 Scale
 Normal range
 Borderline range
 Abnormal range




Raw score
 Exact %
 Raw score
 Exact %
 Raw score
 Exact %
Parent
 Total Difficulties
 0 – 14
 79.0
 15 – 16
 8.9
 17 – 40
 12.1

Emotional Symptoms
 0 – 3
 81.1
 4
 8.9
 5 – 10
 10.0

Conduct Problems
 0 – 2
 79.0
 3
 11.9
 4 – 10
 9.1

Hyperactivity Inattention
 0 – 6
 82.3
 7
 6.4
 8 – 10
 11.3

Peer problems
 0 – 4
 85.9
 5
 8.8
 6 – 10
 5.3

Prosocial behaviours
 10 – 6
 78.7
 5
 12.2
 4 – 0
 9.1
Teacher
 Total Difficulties
 0 – 13
 78.5
 14 – 17
 11.7
 18 – 40
 9.8

Emotional Symptoms
 0 – 3
 83.6
 4
 8.5
 5 – 10
 7.9

Conduct Problems
 0 – 2
 80.0
 3
 9.5
 4 – 10
 10.5

Hyperactivity Inattention
 0 – 6
 83.1
 7 – 8
 9.0
 9 – 10
 7.9

Peer problems
 0 – 4
 88.0
 5
 6.7
 6 – 10
 5.3

Prosocial behaviours
 10 – 5
 83.8
 4
 7.0
 3 – 0
 9.2
Self
 Total Difficulties
 0 – 14
 79.0
 15 – 17
 11.0
 18 – 40
 10.0

Emotional Symptoms
 0 – 4
 84.6
 5
 8.3
 6 – 10
 7.1

Conduct Problems
 0 – 3
 81.5
 4
 11.1
 5 – 10
 7.4

Hyperactivity Inattention
 0 – 5
 84.5
 6
 8.1
 7 – 10
 7.4

Peer problems
 0 – 4
 83.6
 5
 10.4
 6 – 10
 6.0

Prosocial behaviours
 10 – 6
 81.7
 5
 10.5
 4 – 0
 7.8

Du et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 2:8   doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-8