Telephone coverage and measurement of health risk indicators: Data from the National Health Interview Survey

J.E. Anderson, D.E. Nelson and R.W. Wilson

American Journal of Public Health, 1998, vol. 88, issue 9, 1392-1395

Abstract: Objectives. This study compared health behavior variables for all US households and households with telephones to measure the potential impact of telephone coverage on estimates from telephone surveys. Methods. Data were derived from the 1991 through 1994 versions of the National Health Interview Survey. Results. Ninety-five percent of respondents lived in households with telephones. Differences in health indicators were small (

Date: 1998
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