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Multimodal Recruitment to Study Ovulation and Menstruation Health: Internet-Based Survey Pilot Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
BackgroundMultimodal recruitment strategies are a novel way to increase diversity in research populations. However, these methods have not been previously applied to understanding the prevalence of menstrual disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome.
Mahalingaiah, Shruthi, Cheng, J Jojo, Winter, Michael R, Rodriguez, Erika, Fruh, Victoria, Williams, Anna, Nguyen, MyMy, Madhavan, Rashmi, Karanja, Pascaline, MacRae, Jill, Konanki, Sai Charan, Lane, Kevin J, Aschengrau, Ann   +12 more
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Disparities in health insurance coverage among children and young adults in Georgia and the U.S.

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2016
Background: In this brief report, I compare rates of health insurance coverage for children and young adults in Georgia and the United States. Methods: Utilizing data from the 2014 American Community Survey, I performed two-sample tests of weighted ...
Brandon Attell
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Public-Use vs. Restricted-Use: An Analysis Using the American Community Survey

The Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality, 2018
Statistical agencies frequently publish microdata that have been altered to protect condentiality. Such data retain utility for many types of broad analyses but can yield biased or insufficiently precise results in others.
Saki Kinney, Alan F Karr
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Ultra-Orthodox fertility and marriage in the United States: Evidence from the American Community Survey [PDF]

Demographic Research, 2023
BACKGROUND: Amid low fertility rates in the industrialized world, some subpopulations have maintained high fertility rates. However, it has often been difficult to study these populations due to limitations in extant data sources.
Lyman Stone
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Using Facebook Ads to promote blood pressure checks among African Americans in the United States: A descriptive study [PDF]

Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2020
Introduction: Although hypertension is common in the United States, the African American community is disproportionately affected by high blood pressure.
Katherine J POLAK, Jessica LC SAPP, Jennifer L SEDILLO   +2 more
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Translating new science into the community to promote opportunities for breast and cervical cancer prevention among African American women

Health Expectations, 2020
Background New evidence has found breast and cervical cancer risk factors unique to African American women. Thus, there is a significant need to increase their knowledge and understanding of relevant risk factors and the potential protective benefits ...
Elisa M. Rodriguez, Lina Jandorf, Julia A. Devonish, Frances G. Saad‐Harfouche, Nikia Clark, Detric Johnson, Anika Stewart, Christy A. Widman, Deborah O. Erwin   +8 more
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Exploring Burden Perceptions of Household Survey Respondents in the American Community Survey

Journal of Official Statistics, 2022
Abstract Minimizing respondent survey burden may help decrease nonresponse and increase data quality, but the measurement of burden has varied widely. Recent efforts have paid more attention to respondents’ subjective perceptions of burden, measured through the addition of questions to a survey. Despite reliance on these questions as key
Jessica Holzberg, Jonathan Katz
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Socio-economic characteristics of Americans of Polish origin in the context of the American Community Survey [PDF]

Studia Administracji i Bezpieczeństwa
The article carries out a characterization of the socio-economic situation of Americans of Polish descent. First, the article discusses the development of the subpopulation of Americans of Polish origin in American society. Then, based on the data of the
Łukasz Budzyński
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The health of rural Black communities during COVID: Some affirmations, some surprises

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Background and objectiveThere are overwhelming health disparities in the Deep South. It is important to include the voice of communities affected by these disparities when developing interventions. The goal of the current study was to develop an academic
Sharlene D. Newman, Sharlene D. Newman, Kimberly Moss, Melonie Pichon, Deborah Scott, Kileema Rogers, Angela Orr, Chuong Bui, Pamela Payne-Foster, Pamela Payne-Foster   +9 more
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Spatial Variation in the Quality of American Community Survey Estimates [PDF]

Demography, 2016
AbstractSocial science research, public and private sector decisions, and allocations of federal resources often rely on data from the American Community Survey (ACS). However, this critical data source has high uncertainty in some of its most frequently used estimates.
Folch, DC, Arribas-Bel, D, Koschinsky, J, Spielman, SE   +3 more
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