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Table 3 Percentage of missing responses to specific questions

From: Parental compliance - an emerging problem in Liverpool community child health surveys 1991-2006

Non -response

1991

1993

1998

2006

Question on sex

12/1872 (0.6)

64/3746 (1.7)

9/1964 (0.4)

0/1074 (0)

Question on age

201/1872 (10.7)

229/3746 (6.1)

186/1964 (9.5)

91/1074 (8.5)

Question on birthweight

78/1872 (4.2)

130/3746 (3.5)

135/1964 (6.9)

258/1074 (24.0)

Child considered healthy

75/1872 (4.0)

99/3746 (2.6)

88/1964 (4.5)

131/1074 (12.2)

Child breast fed

47/1872 (2.5)

97/3746 (2.5)

85/1964 (4.3)

181/1074 (16.9)

Mother employed

96/1872 (5.1)

205/3746 (5.5)

123/1964 (6.3)

88/1074 (8.2)

Father employed

250/1872 (13.4)

700/3746 (18.7)

450/1964 (22.9)

201/1074 (18.7)

Child asthmatic

48/1872 (2.6)

76/3746 (2.0)

71/1964 (3.6)

125/1074 (11.6)

Mother asthmatic

120/1872 (6.4)

239/3746 (6.4)

167/1964 (8.5)

140/1074 (13.0)

Father asthmatic

159/1872 (8.5)

422/3746 (11.3)

323/1964 (16.4)

249/1074 (23.2)

Household smoking

721/1872 (38.5)

1420/3746 (37.9)

40/1964 (2.0)

130/1074 (12.1)

Dampness at home

763/1872 (40.8)

1602/3746 (42.8)

906/1964 (46.1)

206/1074 (19.2)

Wheeze question

124/1872 (6.6)

335/3746 (8.9)

166/1964 (8.5)

118/1074 (10.9)

Cough question

36/1872 (1.9)

134/3746 (3.6)

184/1964 (9.3)

37/1074 (3.5)

Breathlessness question

235/1872 (12.5)

277/3746 (7.4)

116/1964 (5.9)

138/1074 (12.8)

  1. Brackets :percentage