Skip to main content

Table 1 Sociodemographic determinants of response to a health survey

From: A framework for exploring non-response patterns over time in health surveys

 

Response

OR (95% CI)

Time (per 2 years)

0.92 (0.92; 0.92)

Age (years)

 16–24

1.01 (0.97; 1.05)

 25–44 (ref)

1.0

 45–64

1.29 (1.25; 1.33)

 65–75

1.54 (1.48; 1.61)

Sex

 Male (ref)

1.0

 Female

1.29 (1.26; 1.32)

Ethnicity

 Western (ref)

1.0

 Non-Western

0.51 (0.49; 0.52)

  1. Results were obtained from a logistic regression model using response to the health survey as a binary outcome, including time as a continuous variable (per 2 years), and sociodemographic determinants as listed. All determinants were derived from the municipal registration database, and thus available for respondents and non-respondents
Back to article page

BMC Medical Research Methodology

ISSN: 1471-2288

Contact us