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

Last updated on 18-9-2019 by Jean Tafforeau

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Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: Field substitution and post-stratification adjustment have been proposed to reduce non-response bias in population surveys. We investigated if variables involved in those techniques in the Belgian health interview survey 2004 are associated with non-response and assessed the impact of field substitution and post-stratification adjustment on the survey results.METHODS: Data were obtained from all selected households (n = 12.204). The association between non-response and the selected variables was explored through multilevel logistic regression models with municipality and statist…

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