diff --git a/src/statement.rs b/src/statement.rs
index 4320a76..3379b4e 100644
--- a/src/statement.rs
+++ b/src/statement.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'l> Statement<'l> {
     /// Return the type of a column.
     ///
     /// The type becomes available after taking a step.
-    pub fn kind(&self, i: usize) -> Type {
+    pub fn column_type(&self, i: usize) -> Type {
         debug_assert!(i < self.column_count(), "the index is out of range");
         match unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_column_type(self.raw.0, i as c_int) } {
             ffi::SQLITE_BLOB => Type::Binary,
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl<T: Bindable> Bindable for Option<T> {
 
 impl Readable for Value {
     fn read(statement: &Statement, i: usize) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(match statement.kind(i) {
+        Ok(match statement.column_type(i) {
             Type::Binary => Value::Binary(Readable::read(statement, i)?),
             Type::Float => Value::Float(Readable::read(statement, i)?),
             Type::Integer => Value::Integer(Readable::read(statement, i)?),
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl Readable for Vec<u8> {
 impl<T: Readable> Readable for Option<T> {
     #[inline]
     fn read(statement: &Statement, i: usize) -> Result<Self> {
-        if statement.kind(i) == Type::Null {
+        if statement.column_type(i) == Type::Null {
             Ok(None)
         } else {
             T::read(statement, i).map(Some)
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 4b75417..a39bac1 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -255,22 +255,22 @@ fn statement_column_name() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn statement_kind() {
+fn statement_column_type() {
     let connection = setup_users(":memory:");
     let statement = "SELECT * FROM users";
     let mut statement = ok!(connection.prepare(statement));
 
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(0), Type::Null);
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(1), Type::Null);
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(2), Type::Null);
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(3), Type::Null);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(0), Type::Null);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(1), Type::Null);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(2), Type::Null);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(3), Type::Null);
 
     assert_eq!(ok!(statement.next()), State::Row);
 
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(0), Type::Integer);
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(1), Type::String);
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(2), Type::Float);
-    assert_eq!(statement.kind(3), Type::Binary);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(0), Type::Integer);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(1), Type::String);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(2), Type::Float);
+    assert_eq!(statement.column_type(3), Type::Binary);
 }
 
 #[test]