Nonresponse Error in Injury-Risk Surveys
American Journal of Preventive MedicinePublished 27 September 2006
Timothy P. Johnson, Allyson L. Holbrook, Young Ik Cho, Robert M. Bossarte
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A records-matching approach to investigating the degree to which survey nonresponse may bias indicators of violence-related and unintentional injuries in a random-digit-dialed telephone survey provides an effective and inexpensive tool for evaluating nonresponse error in surveys of injury prevention and other health-related conditions.
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There is evidence of a linkage between survey response propensity and one variety of injury prevention measure (partner violence) but not another (DUI). The approach described in this paper provides an effective and inexpensive tool for evaluating nonresponse error in surveys of injury prevention and other health-related conditions.
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