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Table 2 Distribution of key sociodemographic characteristics by response to the Reactions to Race module, South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016–2017

From: Who declines to respond to the reactions to race module?: findings from the South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016–2017

Characteristic

 

Weighted1 response to RTRM (%)

Total %

Responder2

Non-responder3

p-value4

(n = 21,847)

(n = 19,380)

(n = 2467)

Overall

 

84.7

15.3

 

Sex

   

0.0758

 Male

47.7

84.0

16.0

 

 Female

52.3

85.3

14.7

 

Age

   

< 0.0001

 18–34

29.4

77.9

22.1

 

 35–44

15.6

83.1

17.0

 

 45–64

33.2

87.6

12.4

 

 65+

21.8

90.5

9.5

 

Race/ethnicity

   

0.0003

 Black

25.4

83.8

16.2

 

 Hispanic

5.0

78.3

21.7

 

 White

66.5

85.5

14.5

 

Education

   

0.8175

  < HS

14.1

85.0

15.0

 

 HS graduate

30.0

84.2

15.8

 

 Some college

32.0

85.1

14.9

 

 College Graduate

24.0

84.5

15.5

 

Income (per year)

   

< 0.0001

 Less than $15,000

9.5

84.2

15.8

 

 $15,000–$24,999

15.9

85.5

14.5

 

 $25,000–$34,999

9.0

86.1

13.9

 

 $35,000–$49,999

12.5

87.1

12.9

 

 $50,000 or more

35.6

86.0

14.1

 

 Missing

17.4

79.0

21.0

 

Employment status

   

< 0.0001

 Employed or self employed

55.4

83.3

16.7

 

 Not employed

5.6

82.6

17.4

 

 Retired

19.3

90.7

9.3

 

 Homemaker / Student

10.0

81.6

18.4

 

 Unable to work

9.6

85.9

14.1

 

Health insurance status

   

0.0002

 Insured

86.8

85.3

14.7

 

 Uninsured

13.2

80.6

19.4

 

Geographic residence

 Urban

72.3

89.8

10.3

0.1233

 Rural

27.7

88.7

11.3

 
  1. RTRM Reactions To Race
  2. 1 Responses weighted according to guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  3. 2 Responder = BRFSS survey participant who also answered the 6-question Reactions to Race module
  4. 3 Non-responder = BRFSS survey participant who declined to answer the 6-question Reactions to Race module
  5. 4 P-values from the chi-square test of independence are reported for differences between respondent and non-respondents