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Table 1 Response rate by respondent population and demographic subpopulations

From: Telephone follow-up to a mail survey: when to offer an interview compared to a reminder call

 

Interview Group (n = 435)

Reminder Group (n = 438)

 
 

n (%) response

p*

n (%) response

p*

p**

STUDY RESPONDENT: Completed Survey and HIPAA Authorization Form

Total

128 (29.4%)

 

106 (24.2%)

 

0.08

   Mail Survey

23 (5.3%)

 

106 (24.2%)

 

< 0.0001

   Phone Interview

105 (24.1%)

 

NA

 

(only applies to interview group)

Gender

     

   Male

65 (26.2%)

0.09

65 (23.5%)

0.64

0.47

   Female

63 (33.7%)

 

41 (25.5%)

 

0.10

Age Group

     

   18-24

6 (31.6%)

0.03

4 (36.4%)

0.01

0.79

   25-34

18 (26.1%)

 

22 (29.0%)

 

0.70

   35-44

23 (20.4%)

 

15 (11.8%)

 

0.07

   45-54

37 (28.9%)

 

34 (28.3%)

 

0.92

   55-64

32 (42.1%)

 

22 (31.4%)

 

0.18

   65+

12 (40.0%)

 

9 (26.5%)

 

0.25

GENERALIZABLE RESPONDENT: Completed Survey Regardless of HIPAA Authorization Form

Total

187 (43.0%)

 

106 (24.2%)

 

< 0.0001

   Mail Survey

24 (5.5%)

 

106 (24.2%)

 

0.50

   Phone Interview

163 (37.5%)

 

NA

 

(only applies to interview group)

Gender

     

   Male

97 (39.1%)

0.06

65 (23.5%)

0.64

< 0.001

   Female

90 (48.1%)

 

41 (25.5%)

 

< 0.001

Age Group

     

   18-24

9 (47.4%)

0.08

4 (36.4%)

0.01

0.56

   25-34

28 (40.6%)

 

22 (29.0%)

 

0.14

   35-44

39 (34.5%)

 

15 (11.8%)

 

< 0.001

   45-54

53 (41.4%)

 

34 (28.3%)

 

0.03

   55-64

42 (55.3%)

 

22 (31.4%)

 

0.004

   65+

16 (53.3%)

 

9 (26.5%)

 

0.03

  1. * Within group
  2. ** Between groups