Assessing targeted invitation and response modes to improve survey participation in a diverse New York City panel: Healthy NYC.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy NYC is an innovative survey panel created by the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) that offers a cost-effective mechanism for collecting priority and timely health information. Between November 2020 and June 2021, invitations for six different surveys were sent to Healthy NYC panelists by postal mail, email, and text messages. Panelists had the option to complete surveys online or via paper survey.

Methods

We analyzed whether panelists varied by sociodemographic characteristics based on the contact mode they provided and the type of invitation that led to their response using logistic regression models. Poisson regression models were used to determine whether the number of invitations received before participating in a sur

SUBMITTER: Dasgupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879422 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature