Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey

• Main Authors: Stefaan Demarest (Author), Geert Molenberghs (Author), Finaba Berete (Author), Rana Charafeddine (Author), Herman Van Oyen (Author), Guido Van Hal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Matched field-substitution has been applied in the Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) since the first round. During data-collection, non-participating households are replaced by substitute households, if needed up to seven times. In this manuscript, the use of field-substitut...