TABLE 3. Response Ratesa.
Unfinished | Finished | Total | Response Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Initial sampling group | ||||
BCHC | 9 242 | 7 174 | 16 416 | 44% |
Other local/regional health department | 2 661 | 4 521 | 7 182 | 63% |
State health agencyb | 39 014 | 35 909 | 74 923 | 48% |
Total | 50 917 | 47 604 | 98 521 | 48% |
Final nationally representative frame | ||||
Local | 18 078 | 26 533 | 44 611 | 59% |
SHA-CO | 31 199 | 17 136 | 48 335 | 35% |
Total | 49 277 | 43 669 | 92 946 | 47% |
Abbreviation: BCHC, Big City Health Coalition; SHA-CO, State Health Agency Central Office.
aE-mails that were returned undeliverable were not counted toward response rate.
bIncludes state health agency staff who work in local health department. Finished counts include staff who completed the survey; required questions included what setting they worked in, and for SHA-CO respondents, their employment status (eg, permanent, temporary). Initial sampling groups were processed, based on respondents' setting, into the nationally representative frames.