NPHS data quality : exploring non-sampling errors / Sandra Tolusso and François Brisebois.: CS11-619/2003-4E-PDF

"The National Population Health Survey (NPHS) is a biennial longitudinal survey that collects infonnation on the health of the Canadian population and related socio-demographic information. NPHS also fulfilled cross-sectional needs during its first three cycles, but became purely longitudinal with its recently completed fourth cycle. This paper presents some data quality indicators such as the number of attempted contacts needed to complete a case, the length of interviews, refusal conversion, item refusal and item don't know rates, and edit failure and data inconsistencies, focussing mainly on the longitudinal panel members"--Abstract.

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Department/Agency Canada. Statistics Canada. Methodology Branch.
Title NPHS data quality : exploring non-sampling errors / Sandra Tolusso and François Brisebois.
Variant title National Population Health Survey data quality
Series title Working paper ; 2003-4
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Statistics Canada].
"HSMD-2003-004E."
"July 2003."
Includes bibliographic references.
Abstract also in French.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, 2003.
Author / Contributor Tolusso, Sandra.
Brisebois, François.
Description 52 p.
Catalogue number
  • CS11-619/2003-4E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 11-619E no. 2003-04
Subject terms Methodology
Statistical analysis
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