Are Lower Response Rates Hazardous to Your Health Survey? An Analysis of Three State Telephone Health Surveys

Objective. To examine the impact of response rate variation on survey estimates and costs in three health telephone surveys. Data Source. Three telephone surveys of noninstitutionalized adults in Minnesota and Oklahoma conducted from 2003 to 2005. Study Design. We examine differences in demographics...

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Published in:	Health services research Vol. 45; no. 5p1; pp. 1324 - 1344
Main Authors:	Davern, Michael, McAlpine, Donna, Beebe, Timothy J., Ziegenfuss, Jeanette, Rockwood, Todd, Call, Kathleen Thiede
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.10.2010 Health Research and Educational Trust Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Science Inc
Subjects:	Adjustment Adolescent Adult Adults Aged Aggression Aggressiveness Bias Demography drug use Female Funding Health Health care access Health care costs Health care expenditures Health Care Surveys - economics Health Care Surveys - methods Health Care Surveys - utilization Health costs Health insurance Health insurance industry Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Health survey Health Surveys Households Humans Insurance Coverage - statistics & numerical data Male Medical care, Cost of Middle Aged Minnesota Money Multivariate Analysis Needs Assessment - statistics & numerical data Oklahoma Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Patient Dropouts - psychology Patient Dropouts - statistics & numerical data Polls & surveys Power Research Design Research methodology Research Subjects - psychology Research Subjects - supply & distribution Response bias Response rate Response rates Sample Size Statistical power Statistics Studies survey methods Survey Research Surveys Telephone Telephone surveys Telephones Variables United States > US Oklahoma Minnesota
ISSN:	0017-9124, 1475-6773, 1475-6773
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