Identifying and oversampling Hispanics by the Passel-Word surname list for enrollment in a web-based nutritional intervention.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the enrollment rates and characteristics of Hispanics and non-Hispanics from Kaiser Permanente Colorado invited to participate in a web-based intervention promoting increased fruit and vegetable consumption.


METHODS
Hispanics were identified by the Passel-Word Spanish surname list. Characteristics associated with the likelihood of enrollment overall and by ethnicity were examined by logistic regression.


RESULTS
A total of 174 (6.1%) probable Hispanics and 340 probable non-Hispanics (11.8%) enrolled. Hispanics were 48% less likely to enroll than non-Hispanics, females were almost four times as likely to enroll as males, and those living in a census tract associated with higher income levels were 41% more likely to enroll than other income groups. Among Hispanics, females were 87% more likely to enroll than males and those living in a census tract associated with higher income levels were 62% more likely to enroll than other income groups. Among non-Hispanics, the odds for enrolling increased 14% for each decade increase of age, females were 43% more likely to enroll than males and those living in a census tract associated with higher income levels were 68% more likely to enroll than those in other income groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Identifying Hispanics through surname for oversampling can be successful in terms of sampling yield and accuracy. However, our results suggest that Hispanics are less likely to enroll in a web-based nutritional intervention. Additional research is needed to identify methods of attracting more Hispanic subjects to these kinds of interventions.
Carroll
Nikki M
NM
Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, PO Box 378066, Denver, CO 80237-8066, USA. Nikki.M.Carroll@kp.org
Ritzwoller
Debra P
DP
Stopponi
Melanie A
MA
Johnson
Christine Cole
CC
D000328:Adult; D003120:Colorado; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009275:Names; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection