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Table 2 Percentage of participants disagreeing with, being uncomfortable with or concerned with data collection, and relative disagreement/discomfort/concern in subgroups

From: Sociodemographic data collection for health equity measurement: a mixed methods study examining public opinions

 

Disagreement about the importance of collection

Discomfort with the specific collection of:

Concern that collection could negatively affect care received

Study participant subgroup

Ethnic background

Preferred language

Citizenship or immigration status

Current household income

Education background

Sexual orientation

 

39.9

27.5

6.6

24.4

67.2

38.2

39.6

63.4

 

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of relative disagreement/discomfort/concern 1

Residence in a census metropolitan area2

0.80 (0.61–1.05)

       

Ethnic or culturally minority3

  

2.47 (1.42–4.30)5

     

Age group

        

  18 to 34

0.74 (0.55–0.99)5

0.71 (0.51–0.99)5

0.34 (0.17–0.69)5

    

1.47 (1.09–1.98)5

  35 to 54

1.10 (0.84–1.44)

1.08 (0.81–1.43)

0.66 (0.38–1.13)

    

1.23 (0.94–1.61)

  55+

Reference

Reference

Reference

    

Reference

Female sex

  

0.55 (0.33–0.90)5

  

1.23 (0.98–1.55)

1.28 (1.02–1.61)5

1.58 (1.25–1.99)5

Low socioeconomic position4

1.33 (1.04–1.71)5

       

Birth in Canada (period of immigration)

        

  Yes

     

Reference

  

  No (Entry ≥ 10 years ago)

     

0.72 (0.53–0.99)5

  

  No (Entry < 10 years ago)

     

0.48 (0.27–0.87)5

  
  1. 1Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. Odds ratios are reported only for subgroups that were found to be independent, statistically significant predictors of an outcome in the question/column. In these cases, the relative risk is reported after adjusting for other independent predictors of the outcome.
  2. 2An urban core whose population is at least 100,000 based on the 2006 Census.
  3. 3Did not report Canadian, American or European (including Russian) ethnic ancestry.
  4. 4Participant either had a high school diploma as their highest attained education level, or a household income of under $40,000, or was unemployed at the time of survey.
  5. 5p < 0.05.