Sampling design, response rates, and analysis weights for the National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS) in EPA Region 5

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 369-380

  Whitmore, R W ^a   Byron, M Z ^a   Clayton, C A ^a   Thomas, K W ^b   Zelon, H S ^a   Pellizzari, E D ^a   Lioy, P J ^c   Quackenboss, J J ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized raking; Logistic models for response propensity; Poststratification; Probability based sampling design; Variance estimation; Weighting class weight adjustments

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032721030     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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