Att9_ACHS_non-participants_091313

Attachment 9

Anniston Community Health Survey: Follow-up Study and Dioxin Analyses

Characteristics of ACHS non-participants and participants, Anniston residents, and Calhoun county residents

Characteristic	Non-participants (n=737)	Participants			Anniston1 (n=23,106)	Calhoun County1 (n=118,572)
		Completed interview (n=1,110)	Completed interview and had PCB measurement (n=765)
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)		N (%)
Sex Male   Female   Missing	185 (25.1) 355 (48.2) 197 (26.7)	347 (31.3) 763 (68.7) 0	228 (29.8) 537 (70.2) 0	10,649 (46.1) 12,457 (53.9) -		57,176 (48.2) 61,396 (51.8) -
Race White African American Other Missing	309 (41.9) 222 (30.1) 7 (0.9) 199 (27.0)	581 (52.8) 527 (47.9) 2 (0.2) 0	412 (53.9) 353 (46.1) 0 0	10,327 (44.7)2 11,903 (51.5)2 876 (3.8) -		88,840 (74.9) 2 24,382 (20.6) 2 5350 (4.5) -
Age 18-39 40-59 60 and above   Don’t Know   Refused   Missing	88 (11.9) 123 (16.7) 191 (25.9) 9 (1.2) 1 (0.1) 325 (44.1)	266 (24.0) 427 (38.5) 417 (37.6) 0 0 0	143 (18.7) 304 (39.7) 318 (41.6) 0 0 0	5,679 (32.2)3 6,270 (35.7)3 5,597 (31.9)3 - - -		31,041 (35.5)3 32,405 (37.0)3 24,075 (27.5)3 - - -
Residential location East Anniston West Anniston	205 (27.8) 532 (72.2)	185 (16.7) 925 (83.3)	123 (16.1) 642 (83.9)	N/A		N/A
Health Status Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Very Poor Don’t Know Refused Missing	31 (4.2) 46 (6.2) [not reported] 182 (24.7) 106 (14.4) 53 (7.2) 1 (0.1) 9 (1.2) 309 (41.9)	93 (8.4) 190 (17.1) 328 (29.6) 354 (31.9) 135 (12.2) [no such option] 6 (0.5) 4 (0.4) 0	53 (6.9) 114 (14.9) 220 (28.8) 264 (34.5) 108 (14.1) [no such option] 4 (0.5) 2 (0.3) 0	N/A		N/A

Characteristic	Non-participants (n=737)	Participants		Anniston1 (n=23,106)	Calhoun County1 (n=118,572)
		Completed interview (n=1,110)	Completed interview and had PCB measurement (n=765)
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Education level High school graduate or higher	[Not reported]	783 (70.5) Refused: 6 (0.5)	523 (68.4) Refused: 5 (0.7)	12,786 (75.6)4	60,810 (77.9)4
Reason for Refusal Not Interested Health Issues Too Busy No Reason Given Refusal to Answer Suspicious of Surveys No Personal Benefit Can’t Speak English Doesn’t Do Surveys	299 (40.6) 42 (5.7) 91 (12.3) 261 (35.4) 18 (2.4) 8 (1.1) 11 (1.5) 1 (0.1) 6 (0.8)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Notes

1. Demographic statistics (all shown in above table, except for education level) for Anniston and Calhoun County, Alabama, come from results of the 2010 U.S. Census. Total population in Anniston was 23,106 and total population in Calhoun County was 118,572 as of April 1, 2010. (Tables of Anniston results are available at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01/0101852lk.html; Calhoun County results are available at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01/01015lk.html.)

2. As reported in results from the 2010 U.S. Census, these persons identified themselves as members of a single racial group – either white or black/African-American. Those who identified with any other single group or with multiple groups are reported here in the “other” category.

3. No statistics were available for the numbers of residents of ages 18-19 in Anniston and Calhoun County. (The 2010 U.S. Census results only included residents in a 15- to 19-year-old age category.) The youngest age category shown here for Anniston and Calhoun County corresponds to ages 20-39. Percentages shown here were calculated with denominators of 17,546 in Anniston and 87,521 in Calhoun County, reflecting populations of age 20 and above.

4. Education level estimates are reported from 2007-2011 American Community Survey five-year estimates, which were based on projected population estimates in both locations. Estimated population of Anniston at or over age 25 in 2011 was 16,291. Estimated population of Calhoun County at or over age 25 in 2011 was 78,106.