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. 2021 Apr 6;7(4):e24288. doi: 10.2196/24288

Table 1.

Statistical comparisons of data reported before (pre-Act), immediately after (post-Act), and 6 months after (6-month follow-up) the introduction of the Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act (N=51).

Data reported Value, n (%)



P valueb


Pre-Act Post-Act 6-month follow-up
Agea

Confirmed cases 46 (90) 50 (98) 50 (98) .045

Deaths 25 (49) 35 (69) 39 (77) <.001
Sexa

Confirmed cases 45 (88) 48 (94) 49 (96) .045

Deaths 21 (41) 30 (57) 36 (71) <.001
Race and ethnicitya

Confirmed cases 18 (35) 31 (61) 46 (90) <.001

Deaths 13 (24) 25 (49) 39 (77) <.001
OMBc standards 5 (10) 22 (43) 27 (53) <.001
Data availability

Charts or tables only 9 (18) 9 (18) 2 (4) <.001

Dashboardsd 35 (69) 31 (61) 26 (51) <.001

Machine-actionablee 7 (14) 11 (22) 23 (45) <.001

aData collection for age, sex, and race and ethnicity for confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths took place during April 13-20, April 23-27, and October 23, 2020.

bMcNemar test results reported for pre-Act and 6 months post-Act comparisons.

cOMB: Office of Management and Budget.

dDashboards in addition to charts and tables.

eMachine-actionable data in addition to charts and tables.