Determinants of item nonresponse in a large national sex survey

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 581-594

  Kupek, Emil ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Item nonresponse; Sex research; Survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032414244     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018721100903     Document Type: Article

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