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Table 4 Representativeness of Responders on Demographic Characteristics

From: A comparison of small monetary incentives to convert survey non-respondents: a randomized control trial

  

$2 incentive

$5 Incentive

Characteristics

Ancillary study population

$2 incentive population

1st Mailing

2ndMailing

$5

incentive population

1stMailing

2ndMailing

 

(N = 1328)

(N = 665)

(N = 317)

(N = 435)

(N = 663)

(N = 383)

(N = 446)

Age

  

xx

xx

 

xx

xx

< 50

32.30 (429)

34.29 (228)

23.03 (73)

25.98 (113)

30.32 (201)

21.67 (83)

22.65 (101)

50-75

33.36 (443)

33.53 (223)

38.49 (122)

36.55 (159)

33.18 (220)

36.03 (138)

35.87 (160)

> 75

34.34 (456)

32.18 (214)

38.49 (122)

37.47 (163)

36.50 (242)

42.30 (162)

41.48 (185)

Race

  

xx

xx

 

xx

xx

Caucasian

68.67 (912)

68.57 (456)

83.91 (266)

81.84 (356)

68.78 (456)

81.46 (312)

79.82 (356)

African American

16.72 (222)

15.79 (105)

10.09 (32)

12.64 (55)

17.65 (117)

13.58 (52)

14.80 (66)

Other

14.61 (194)

15.64 (104)

5.99 (19)

5.52 (24)

13.57 (90)

4.96 (19)

5.38 (24)

Sex

  

x

  

xx

xx

Female

16.42 (218)

18.95 (126)

12.62 (40)

16.32 (71)

13.88 (92)

9.92 (38)

10.54 (47)

Male

83.58 (1110)

81.05 (539)

87.38 (277)

83.68 (364)

86.12 (571)

90.08 (345)

89.46 (399)

Marital Status

  

x

xx

 

xx

xx

Married/Living with Someone

54.59 (725)

54.44 (362)

60.57 (192)

60.23 (262)

54.75 (363)

66.06 (253)

62.33 (278)

Not Married

45.41 (603)

45.56 (303)

39.43 (125)

39.77 (173)

45.25 (300)

33.94 (130)

37.67 (168)

Charlson comorbidity score

       

0

44.20 (587)

46.17 (307)

42.59 (135)

42.53 (185)

42.23 (280)

38.64 (148)

39.69 (177)

1

21.39 (284)

20.30 (135)

18.93 (60)

20.00 (87)

22.47 (284)

21.67 (83)

22.20 (99)

2+

34.41 (457)

33.53 (223)

38.49 (122)

37.47 (163)

35.29 (234)

39.69 (152)

38.12 (170)

Mental health diagnoses

       

No mental health diagnosis

46.99 (624)

46.32 (308)

53.00 (168)

50.11 (218)

47.66 (316)

51.70 (198)

51.35 (229)

Substance abuse only

8.73 (116)

8.72 (58)

7.57 (24)

8.05 (35)

8.75 (58)

8.88 (34)

8.97 (40)

Psychiatric only

27.56 (366)

28.27 (188)

25.55 (81)

28.05 (122)

26.85 (178)

25.85 (99)

25.56 (114)

Dual diagnosis

16.72 (222)

16.69 (111)

13.88 (44)

13.79 (60)

16.74 (111)

13.58 (52)

14.13 (63)

Rural/Urban Status

     

xx

xx

Urban

92.85 (1233)

94.89 (631)

92.43 (293)

94.02 (409)

90.80 (602)

87.99 (337)

88.34 (394)

Rural

7.15 (95)

5.11 (34)

7.57 (24)

5.98 (26)

9.20 (61)

12.01 (46)

11.66 (52)

  1. x p < 0.10 from overall non-responder population
  2. xx p < 0.05 from overall non-responder population