Socio-economic differences in participation of households in a Belgian national health survey
Background: Socio-economic inequalities in health survey participation can jeopardize the extrapolation of the survey findings to the total population. Earlier research, based on aggregated data, showed that in Belgium less-educated people with poor health were less likely to participate in a health survey. In this article, the association by socio-economic status and household non-response in a health survey is examined. Methods: A linkage between the Belgian Health Survey 2001 with Census 2001 enabled us to evaluate the participation by socio-economic status. Results: We observed that the so... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28500223 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/cks158v1 |
Background: Socio-economic inequalities in health survey participation can jeopardize the extrapolation of the survey findings to the total population. Earlier research, based on aggregated data, showed that in Belgium less-educated people with poor health were less likely to participate in a health survey. In this article, the association by socio-economic status and household non-response in a health survey is examined. Methods: A linkage between the Belgian Health Survey 2001 with Census 2001 enabled us to evaluate the participation by socio-economic status. Results: We observed that the socio-economic position was a determinant of health survey participation: participation rate was significantly lower in households with a lower socio-economic profile. Conclusion: Socio-economic inequalities in participation can introduce a bias in the health survey findings. Strategies targeting improvement of the participation of lower socio-economic groups need to be considered.