The effect of health, socio-economic position, and mode of data collection on non-response in health interview surveys
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The effect of health, socio-economic position, and mode of data collection on non-response in health interview surveys. / Ekholm, Ola; Gundgaard, Jens; Rasmussen, Niels K R; Hansen, Ebba Holme.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 38, No. 7, 2010, p. 699-706.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The effect of health, socio-economic position, and mode of data collection on non-response in health interview surveys
AU - Ekholm, Ola
AU - Gundgaard, Jens
AU - Rasmussen, Niels K R
AU - Hansen, Ebba Holme
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - AIMS: To investigate the relationship between potential explanatory factors (socio-economic factors and health) and non-response in two general population health interview surveys (face-to-face and telephone), and to compare the effects of the two interview modes on non-response patterns. METHODS: Data derives from The Danish Health Interview Survey 2000 (face-to-face interview) and The Funen County Health Survey 2000/2001 (telephone interview). Data on all invited individuals were obtained from administrative registers and linked to survey data at individual level. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine associations between potential explanatory factors and non-response. RESULTS: The overall response rate was higher in the face-to-face interview survey (74.5%) than in the telephone survey (69.2%). Refusal was the most common reason for non-response and the same factors were generally associated with non-response in both modes of interview. The non-response rate was high among persons with low socio-economic position. No significant associations between health and non-response were found. CONCLUSIONS: Health status does not play a systematic role for non-response rates in health interview surveys, but the non-response rate is higher in lower socio-economic groups. Analyses of non-response should be performed to understand the implications of survey findings.
AB - AIMS: To investigate the relationship between potential explanatory factors (socio-economic factors and health) and non-response in two general population health interview surveys (face-to-face and telephone), and to compare the effects of the two interview modes on non-response patterns. METHODS: Data derives from The Danish Health Interview Survey 2000 (face-to-face interview) and The Funen County Health Survey 2000/2001 (telephone interview). Data on all invited individuals were obtained from administrative registers and linked to survey data at individual level. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine associations between potential explanatory factors and non-response. RESULTS: The overall response rate was higher in the face-to-face interview survey (74.5%) than in the telephone survey (69.2%). Refusal was the most common reason for non-response and the same factors were generally associated with non-response in both modes of interview. The non-response rate was high among persons with low socio-economic position. No significant associations between health and non-response were found. CONCLUSIONS: Health status does not play a systematic role for non-response rates in health interview surveys, but the non-response rate is higher in lower socio-economic groups. Analyses of non-response should be performed to understand the implications of survey findings.
KW - Former Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
U2 - 10.1177/1403494810382474
DO - 10.1177/1403494810382474
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20851845
VL - 38
SP - 699
EP - 706
JO - Acta socio-medica Scandinavica
JF - Acta socio-medica Scandinavica
SN - 1403-4948
IS - 7
ER -
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