Journal article
Who provides open-ended comments? Assessing item nonresponse bias in Medicaid surveys of members and dentists
Journal of public health dentistry, Vol.80(1), pp.18-22
Winter 2020
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12339
PMID: 31429938
Abstract
This aim of this study was to examine factors associated with survey item nonresponse to open-ended items in mailed surveys. Data sources include two surveys conducted in Iowa in 2016 - one to a random sample of Medicaid dental program members and one to private practice dentists. Item nonresponse bias for open-ended comments was examined by comparing differences between commenters and noncommenters. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses examined differences based on demographic characteristics, attitudes, and experiences with the program, and survey mode. Among members, respondents who were Black, older, unemployed, had a recent dental visit, rated the plan poorly, and completed the survey on paper were significantly more likely to provide comment. Among dentists, those who participated in the plan and those who completed the survey online were significantly more likely to provide comment. Members and dentists with direct experiences with the Medicaid dental program were more likely to provide open-ended survey comments, whereas we found inconsistent results between members and dentists with regard to the impact of demographic characteristics, survey mode, and attitude toward the plan.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Who provides open-ended comments? Assessing item nonresponse bias in Medicaid surveys of members and dentists
- Creators
- Julie C Reynolds - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistrySusan C McKernan - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryJennifer M C Sukalski - University of Iowa, Center for Social Science Innovation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of public health dentistry, Vol.80(1), pp.18-22
- DOI
- 10.1111/jphd.12339
- PMID
- 31429938
- NLM abbreviation
- J Public Health Dent
- ISSN
- 0022-4006
- eISSN
- 1752-7325
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 08/20/2019
- Date published season
- Winter 2020
- Date published
- 2020
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983756995002771
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