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

ABSTRACT:

Background

The inclusion of self-reported differential treatment by race/ethnicity in population-based public health surveillance and monitoring systems may provide an opportunity to address long-standing health inequalities. While there is a growing trend towards decreasing response rates and selective non-response in health surveys, research examining the magnitude of non-response related to self-reported discrimination warrants greater attention. This study examined the distribution of sociodemographic variables among respondents and non-respondents to the South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (SC-BRFSS) Reactions to Race module (6-question optional module capturing reports of race-based treatment).

Methods

Using data from SC-BRFSS (2016, 2017), we exa

SUBMITTER: Srivastav A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8449882 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature