Aims: In 2010 the five Danish regions and the National Institute of Public Health at the
University of Southern Denmark conducted a national representative health survey among …

Aim: This article aims to describe the study design, including descriptive statistics on
changes in response rates, characteristics associated with response and response mode …

Aims: The Danish National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark has
carried out national representative health interview surveys among adult Danes in 1987 …

Background Reliable data from health surveys are essential to describe the status and
trends in health indicators by means of information not available from official registers. In …

In order to study the value of national health interview surveys for national and international
research and policy activities, this paper examines the existence and content of recent and …

Aim: Non-participation in health surveys is a common phenomenon. When differences
between participants and non-participants are considerable, the external validity of the …

Aims: The Danish Health Examination Survey (DANHES 2007—2008) was carried out by
the National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, in 13 Danish …

Health in Sweden–the National Public Health Report 2005 is number six in a series of public
health reports commissioned by the Swedish government. The purpose of these reports is to …

Aims: The Nordic countries have a strong tradition of using nationwide social and health
registers for research purposes. The aim of the current paper is to provide an overview of the …

Background: The non-response rates in surveys are increasing which is problematic as it
means that a progressively smaller proportion of the population represents the majority, and …