Association between variables used in the field substitution and post-stratification adjustment in the Belgian health interview survey and non-response

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 197-206

  Van Der Heyden, Johan ^a   Demarest, Stefaan ^a   Van Herck, Koen ^b   De Bacquer, Dirk ^b   Tafforeau, Jean ^a   Van Oyen, Herman ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Field substitution; Health interview survey; Non response bias; Post stratification; Survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897667801     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0460-7     Document Type: Article

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