Promising Practices in Collecting Sociodemographic Data
The We Ask Because We Care Tri-Hospital Data Collection Project compiled over ten years of research and implementation conducted between four major hospitals and organizations in the Toronto area – CAMH, St. Michael’s Hospital, Mount Sinai and Toronto Public Health. Much of this work informed the strategy and promising practices for sociodemographic data collection in YWHO, with input and tailoring from YWHO team members.
At YWHO, the most important considerations to think about when collecting socio-demographic data are:
| 1. Self-Reporting is Key |
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2. Youth need to understand the rationale for questions being asked |
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| 3. Adequate training and practice for staff who are asking the sociodemographic questions |
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