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 | ||||
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Pre-Act | Post-Act | 6-month follow-up |
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| Agea | ||||||
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Confirmed cases | 46 (90) | 50 (98) | 50 (98) | .045 | |
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Deaths | 25 (49) | 35 (69) | 39 (77) | <.001 | |
| Sexa | ||||||
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Confirmed cases | 45 (88) | 48 (94) | 49 (96) | .045 | |
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Deaths | 21 (41) | 30 (57) | 36 (71) | <.001 | |
| Race and ethnicitya | ||||||
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Confirmed cases | 18 (35) | 31 (61) | 46 (90) | <.001 | |
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Deaths | 13 (24) | 25 (49) | 39 (77) | <.001 | |
| OMBc standards | 5 (10) | 22 (43) | 27 (53) | <.001 | ||
| Data availability | ||||||
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Charts or tables only | 9 (18) | 9 (18) | 2 (4) | <.001 | |
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Dashboardsd | 35 (69) | 31 (61) | 26 (51) | <.001 | |
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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.