Estimating non-response bias in family studies: application to mental health and lifestyle.
Non-response to mailed surveys reduces the effective sample size and may introduce bias. Non-response has been studied by (1) comparison to available data in population based registers, (2) directly contacting non-respondents by telephone or single-item reply cards, and (3) longitudinal repetition of the survey. The goal of this paper was to propose an additional method to study non-response bias: when the variable of interest has a familial component, data from respondents can be used as proxy for the data from their non-responding family members. This approach was used with data on smoking,... Mehr ...
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Vink, J.M.
Willemsen, G.
Stubbe, J.H.
Middeldorp, C.M.
Ligthart, L.
Baas, K.D.
Dirkzwager, H.
de Geus, E.J.C.
Boomsma, D.I. |
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Artikel |
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2004 |
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Vink , J M , Willemsen , G , Stubbe , J H , Middeldorp , C M , Ligthart , L , Baas , K D , Dirkzwager , H , de Geus , E J C & Boomsma , D I 2004 , ' Estimating non-response bias in family studies: application to mental health and lifestyle. ' , European Journal of Epidemiology , vol. 19 , no. 7 , pp. 623-630 . https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EJEP.0000036814.56108.66 |
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/dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_
/ name=Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)
/ /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
/ name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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Englisch |
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