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. 2023 Jun 8;9(7):e1494. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001494

TABLE 5.

Method of sociodemographic variable collection

Not collected Self-identification Data collector impression Medical record or referral form
Race 2 of 10 4 of 10 4 of 10 2 of 10
Ethnicity 5 of 10 3 of 10 1 of 10 1 of 10
Indigeneity 6 of 10 4 of 10 1 of 10 1 of 10
Migrant status 6 of 10 4 of 10
Primary language 6 of 10 4 of 10
Religion 9 of 10 1 of 10
Age 1 of 10 3 of 10 9 of 10
Occupation 5 of 10 5 of 10
Disability 6 of 10 3 of 10 2 of 10
Sex 2 of 10 2 of 10 2 of 10 7 of 10
Gender 3 of 10 3 of 10 1 of 10 4 of 10
Sexual orientation 6 of 10 4 of 10

Rows were not mutually exclusive, may not sum to 10; “–“ indicates 0 of 10 (0%); self-identification occurs when the patient tells the data collector which category they identify as; data collector impression occurs when the data collector makes an assumption about which category the patient belongs in and classifies them accordingly.