Analysis of five-year trends in self-reported language preference and issues of item non-response among Hispanic persons in a large cross-sectional health survey: implications for the measurement of an ethnic minority population

Table 3 Analysis of call attempts for survey completion among Hispanic adults in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2003-2007.

3A. T-test comparing average number of call attempts for survey completion by language preference
	mean number of attempts, μ	P < .01
Spanish, n = 54,225	6.8
English, n = 68,877	7.2
3B. Linear regression comparing effects of language preference on number of call attempts for survey completion, controlling for age and sex.
	β	P < .01
Spanish, n = 54,225	-0.35
English, n = 68,877	0.00

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