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Table 2 Characteristics of the sample according to randomisation group. Pelotas, Brazil, 2018

From: How different online recruitment methods impact on recruitment rates for the web-based coortesnaweb project: a randomised trial

 

E-mail

WhatsApp

Facebook

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

Total

798

 

798

 

798

 

Sex

 Female

433

54.3 (50.8, 57.7)

451

56.5 (53.1, 59.9)

426

53.4 (49.9, 56.8)

 Male

365

45.7 (42.3, 49.2)

347

43.5 (40.1, 47.0)

372

46.6 (43.2, 50.1)

Schooling (years)

 0–8

115

14.4 (12.1, 17.0)

106

13.3 (11.1, 15.9)

134

16.8 (14.4, 19.6)

 9–11

337

42.2 (38.8, 45.7)

358

45.0 (41.5, 48.5)

354

44.4 (41.0, 47.9)

 12+

346

43.4 (40.0, 46.8)

332

41.7 (38.3, 45.2)

309

38.8 (35.4, 42.2)

Skin colour

 White

521

69.7 (66.3, 72.8)

511

68.3 (64.9, 71.6)

499

67.1 (63.7, 70.4)

 Brown

114

15.2 (12.8, 18.0)

118

15.8 (13.3, 18.6)

106

14.3 (11.9, 17.0)

 Black

89

11.9 (9.8, 14.4)

89

11.9 (9.8, 14.4)

110

14.8 (12.4, 17.5)

 Other

24

3.2 (2.2, 4.7)

30

4.0 (2.6, 5.4)

28

3.8 (2.6, 5.4)

Socioeconomic position

 1st (poorest)

101

12.7 (10.5, 15.2)

96

12.1 (10.0, 14.5)

113

14.2 (12.0, 16.8)

 2nd

148

18.6 (16.0, 21.4)

145

18.2 (15.7, 21.0)

138

17.4 (14.9, 20.2)

 3rd

152

19.1 (16.5, 21.9)

159

20.0 (17.3, 22.9)

166

20.9 (18.2, 23.9)

 4th

178

22.3 (19.5, 25.3)

180

22.6 (19.8, 25.6)

194

24.4 (21.6, 27.5)

 5th (richest)

219

27.4 (24.5, 30.6)

217

27.2 (24.3, 30.4)

183

23.1 (20.2, 26.1)

  1. CI confidence interval