Open AccessThe Effects of Failing to Include Hard-to-Reach Respondents in Longitudinal Surveys
Author(s) -
Donna H. Odierna,
Laura A. Schmidt
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.111138
Subject(s) - respondent , demography , public health , longitudinal study , cash , psychology , medicine , environmental health , political science , business , nursing , finance , pathology , sociology , law
We sought to determine whether failure to locate hard-to-reach respondents in longitudinal studies causes biased and inaccurate study results.