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Table 3 Levels of item non-response for key variables from the individual questionnaire by sample type

From: The effect of survey method on survey participation: Analysis of data from the Health Survey for England 2006 and the Boost Survey for London

 

Participants with item missing

 

Core

%

Boost

%

Participant ethnicity

0.4

2.5

Marital status

0.1

2.1

Participant economic activity

0.3

5.9

Highest education qualification

0.3

9.2

Cigarette smoking status

0.9

2.4

Frequency drunk alcohol in last 12 months

1.1

2.1

Grouped portions of fruit eaten yesterday

0.1

3.0

Self-assessed general health

0.0

1.2

Long-standing illness or disability

0.0

1.9

Limiting long-standing illness or disability

0.0

1.9

Summary physical activity level

0.2

16.1

Base (unweighted)

1,569

4,942