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Table 7.22 and 7.23 2003 Interview Refusal Reasons, by Age (Massachusetts) (Unweighted Percentages)
12-17 18-25 26+ Total
Count % Count % Count % Count %
Refusal Cases 32 100.00 50 100.00 96 100.00 178 100.00
Parental Refusal 22 68.75 0 0.00 0 0.00 22 12.36
Nothing in it for me 6 18.75 35 70.00 47 48.96 88 49.44
No time 3 9.38 8 16.00 31 32.29 42 23.60
Government/Surveys too invasive 0 0.00 2 4.00 3 3.13 5 2.81
Gatekeeper/Household member won't allow participation 1 3.13 5 10.00 4 4.17 10 5.62
Confidentiality or survey legitimacy concerns 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.04 1 0.56
House too messy/Too ill 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 6.25 6 3.37
Other 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Missing 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 4.17 4 2.25
(Weighted Percentages)
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12-17 18-25 26+ Total
Count % Count % Count % Count %
Refusal Cases 32 100.00 50 100.00 96 100.00 178 100.00
Parental Refusal 22 67.76 0 0.00 0 0.00 22 3.29
Nothing in it for me 6 22.02 35 68.00 47 52.65 88 52.33
No time 3 6.06 8 15.98 31 28.54 42 26.49
Government/Surveys too invasive 0 0.00 2 3.19 3 2.35 5 2.30
Gatekeeper/Household member won't allow participation 1 4.15 5 12.83 4 4.13 10 4.79
Confidentiality or survey legitimacy concerns 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.96 1 0.84
House too messy/Too ill 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 7.55 6 6.61
Other 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Missing 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 3.82 4 3.34