Table 4. RDS Non-Response Rates.
Coupon refusal rate is the total number of reported coupon refusals to eligible alters divided by that number plus the number of reported coupons distributed. Coupon Non-Return is the percent of coupons that were not returned (among accepted coupons). Total Non-Response rate is the percent of attempted recruitments of eligible alters not resulting in survey participation. All rates based only on recruits of people who completed the follow-up interview.
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DU |
MSM |
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| Rate | SD | SA | BA | HI | SD | SA | BA | HI | SD | SA | BA | HI |
| Coupon Refusal (RC) | 56.5 | 45.3 | 7.5 | 28.0 | 0.4 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 41.3 | 7.7 | 16.5 | 25.4 | 29.2 |
| Non-Return (RN) | 13.4 | 43.9 | 43.0 | 41.4 | 26.1 | 35.3 | 44.6 | 33.9 | 29.4 | 23.6 | 39.7 | 31.9 |
| Total Non-Response (RT) | 62.3 | 69.3 | 47.2 | 57.8 | 26.3 | 45.6 | 50.9 | 61.2 | 34.8 | 36.3 | 55.0 | 51.8 |
| Number of Recruiters | 123 | 136 | 141 | 151 | 126 | 105 | 164 | 141 | 153 | 128 | 152 | 102 |