25-Year trends and socio-demographic differences in response rates: Finnish adult health behaviour survey

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 409-415

  Tolonen, Hanna ^a   Helakorpi, Satu ^a   Talala, Kirsi ^a   Helasoja, Ville ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Prättälä, Ritva ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bias; Educational level; Mail survey; Marital status; Non response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747470668     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9019-8     Document Type: Article

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