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Table 4 Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics by RTRM item non-response, 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

 

Socially-Assigned Race

Race consciousness

Experienced Differential Treatment

Reactions to Differential Treatment

Characteristic

  

Work

Healthcare

Emotional

Physical

Non-responder

(%)

p-value

Non-responder

(%)

p-value

Non-responder

(%)

p-value

Non-responder

(%)

p-value

Non-responder

(%)

p-value

Non-responder

(%)

p-value

Sex

 Male

17.2

0.0374

19.5

0.0952

49.9

<.0001

27.4

0.2186

17.3

0.0268

17.3

0.0318

 Female

15.6

 

18.1

 

59.2

 

26.4

 

15.5

 

15.7

 

Age

 18–34

22.9

<.0001

24.8

<.0001

46.0

<.0001

28.2

<.0001

22.7

<.0001

22.8

<.0001

 35–44

17.5

 

20.0

 

37.3

 

27.1

 

18.2

 

18.2

 

 45–64

13.5

 

15.7

 

48.5

 

23.7

 

13.4

 

13.6

 

 65+

11.0

 

14.4

 

88.6

 

29.7

 

11.0

 

11.0

 

Education

  < HS

17.3

0.6009

18.8

0.9995

69.1

<.0001

31.0

0.0012

17.1

0.8051

17.3

0.6427

 HS graduate

16.7

 

18.8

 

56.2

 

26.9

 

16.6

 

16.9

 

 Some college

15.8

 

18.7

 

54.0

 

25.7

 

15.9

 

15.9

 

 College graduate

16.1

 

18.8

 

45.5

 

25.8

 

16.3

 

15.9

 

Income (per year)

 Less than $15,000

16.9

<.0001

18.1

<.0001

76.2

<.0001

29.1

<.0001

16.9

<.0001

17.2

<.0001

 $15,000–$24,999

15.4

 

17.6

 

63.6

 

25.8

 

15.9

 

16.4

 

 $25,000–$34,999

15.4

 

17.4

 

53.9

 

24.2

 

14.4

 

14.3

 

 $35,000–$49,999

13.5

 

16.0

 

48.6

 

21.8

 

13.7

 

13.8

 

 $50,000 or more

14.5

 

17.0

 

40.9

 

23.0

 

14.8

 

14.7

 

 Missing

23.2

 

26.5

 

68.3

 

39.6

 

22.8

 

22.8

 

Employment status

 Employed / self employed

17.5

< .0001

19.7

<.0001

21.6

*

24.3

<.0001

17.7

<.0001

17.6

<.0001

 Not employed

18.2

 

20.1

 

63.5

 

29.6

 

18.9

 

18.1

 

 Retired

10.5

 

13.9

 

100.0

 

29.6

 

10.5

 

10.5

 

 Homemaker / Student

19.0

 

22.0

 

100.0

 

29.8

 

19.1

 

19.8

 

 Unable to work

16.0

 

17.5

 

100.0

 

29.5

 

15.0

 

16.2

 

Health insurance status

 Insured

15.7

<.0001

18.1

0.0001

55.4

0.0042

25.9

<.0001

15.7

<.0001

15.8

<.0001

 Uninsured

21.0

 

23.2

 

50.7

 

32.6

 

21.1

 

21.1

 

Geographic residence

 Urban

11.3

0.1382

13.7

0.0909

50.3

<.0001

22.3

0.1930

11.3

0.0943

11.3

0.0767

 Rural

12.3

 

15.0

 

57.3

 

23.4

 

12.5

 

12.6

 
  1. RTRM Reactions To Race;
  2. 1 Responses weighted according to guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
  3. * A p-value was not generated for this portion of the analysis