Profiling the mobile‐only population in Australia: insights from the Australian National Health Survey

Profiling the mobile‐only population in Australia: insights from the Australian National Health Survey

Abstract Background: The Australian population that relies on mobile phones exclusively has increased from 5% in 2005 to 29% in 2014. Failing to include this mobile‐only population leads to a potential bias in estimates from landline‐based telephone surveys. This paper considers the impacts on selec...

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Main Authors: Bernard Baffour, Michele Haynes, Shane Dinsdale, Mark Western, Darren Pennay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
health surveys
landline surveys
mobile phone sampling
non‐response bias
coverage bias
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12549

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