Representation and Hesitancy in Population Health Research: Evidence from a COVID-19 Antibody Study / Deniz Dutz, Michael Greenstone, Ali Hortaçsu, Santiago Lacouture, Magne Mogstad, Azeem M. Shaikh, Alexander Torgovitsky, Winnie van Dijk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutz, Deniz.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Greenstone, Michael.

Hortaçsu, Ali.

Lacouture, Santiago.

Mogstad, Magne.

Shaikh, Azeem M.

Torgovitsky, Alexander.

van Dijk, Winnie.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w30880.

NBER working paper series no. w30880

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2023.

Summary:

We examine why minority and poor households are often underrepresented in studies that require active participation. Using data from a serological study with randomized participation incentives, we find large participation gaps by race and income when incentives are low, but not when incentives are high. We develop a framework for using randomized incentives to disentangle the roles of hesitancy and non-contact in driving the participation gaps, and find that hesitancy is the predominant factor. Hesitancy rates strongly correlate with hospitalization rates and COVID-19 risk, suggesting that individuals facing higher health risks may be underrepresented in studies with low incentives.

Notes:

Print version record

January 2023.