Table 2 Chance of talking to someone by time of day, day of week, and by gender of RA caller at the date of the call (n = 16092 data points)
From: You are how you recruit: a cohort and randomized controlled trial of recruitment strategies
Percentage | OR (95% Conf. interval) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Time of day | |||
Morning (09:00 – 12:59) | 34.0% (1698/4992) | Reference | |
Afternoon (13:00 – 16:59) | 35.2% (3133/8895) | 1.06 (0.98 - 1.15) | 0.17 |
Evening (17:00 – 23:00) | 40.3% (889/2205) | 1.35 (1.20 - 1.52) | <0.001 |
Day of week | |||
Weekday call | 35.4% (5637/15918) | Reference | |
Saturday call | 50.0% (44/88) | 1.68 (1.06 – 2.66) | 0.03 |
Sunday call | 45.4% (39/86) | 1.52 (0.95 – 2.42) | 0.08 |
Gender of research assistant caller | |||
Male caller | 29.6% (444/1500) | Reference | |
Female caller | 36.2% (5276/14592) | 1.21 (1.06 - 1.39) | 0.01 |