Quality Assessment of Data on Marital Status and Educational Achievement in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 1. MONICA Reporting Unit Aggregates, Collaborating Centres and Reporting Units (see Section 2.1)
Reporting Unit Aggregate (RUA) MCC REPORTING UNITS
Abbreviation Name Initial Middle Final
AUS-NEWa Newcastle 11 Newcastle 1-5 1-5 1-5
AUS-PERa Perth 10 Perth 2 2 2
AUS-PERb Perth 10 Perth snd 2,3 2,3
BEL-CHAa Charleroi 12 Ghent/Charleroi 2 2 2
BEL-GHEa Ghent 12 Ghent/Charleroi 1 1 1
BEL-LUXa Luxembourg 14 MONICA-Bellux 1 snd snd
CAN-HALa Halifax 15 Halifax 1 snd 1
CHN-BEIa Beijing 17 Sino-MONICA-Beijing 1 1 1
CZE-CZEa Czech Republic 18 Czech-MONICA 1-6 1-6 1-6
DEN-GLOa Glostrup 19 DAN-MONICA 1 1 1
FIN-KUOa Kuopio Province 20 FINMONICA 3 3 3
FIN-NKAa North Karelia 20 FINMONICA 2 2 2
FIN-TULa Turku/Loimaa 20 FINMONICA 6 6 6
FRA-LILa Lille 59 MONICA Lille 1 snd 1
FRA-STRa Strasbourg 54 MONICA Strasbourg 1 snd 1
FRA-TOUa Toulouse 55 MONICA Toulouse 1 1 1 1
GER-AURa Augsburg (rural) 26 Augsburg 2 2 2
GER-AUUa Augsburg (urban) 26 Augsburg 1 1 1
GER-BERa Berlin-Lichtenberg 23 MONICA East Germany 1 1 snd
GER-BREa Bremen 24 Bremen 1 1 1
GER-BREb Bremen 24 Bremen snd 1,2 1,2
GER-COTa Cottbus 23 MONICA East Germany 2 2 snd
GER-EGEc MONICA East Germany 23 MONICA East Germany 17 17 17
GER-EGEd MONICA East Germany 23 MONICA East Germany 19 19 19
GER-ERFa Erfurt 23 MONICA East Germany 4 4 4
GER-HACa Halle County 23 MONICA East Germany 7-10,12,14 7-10,12,14 snd
GER-KMSc Karl-Marx-Stadt County 23 MONICA East Germany 16,18,19 16,18,19 snd
GER-KMSd Karl-Marx-Stadt County 23 MONICA East Germany 15,17 15,17 snd
GER-RDMe Rest of DDR MONICA 23 MONICA East Germany 22,26 snd snd
GER-RDMf Rest of DDR MONICA 23 MONICA East Germany 24 snd snd
GER-RHNa Rhein-Neckar Region 25 Heidelberg 1,4 snd snd
Reporting Unit Aggregate (RUA) MCC REPORTING UNITS
Abbreviation Name Initial Middle Final
HUN-BUDa Budapest 27 HUN-MONICA 1 1 snd
HUN-PECa Pecs 27 HUN-MONICA 2 2 snd
ICE-ICEa Iceland 28 Iceland 1-2 1-2 1-2
ISR-TELa Tel Aviv 30 Israel-MONICA 1 snd snd
ITA-BRIa Area Brianza 57 Area Brianza 1 1 1
ITA-FRIa Friuli 32 MONICA-Friuli 1-5 1-5 1-5
ITA-LATa Area Latina 31 Area Latina 1-2 snd snd
LTU-KAUa Kaunas 45 Kaunas 1 1 1
MLT-MLTa Malta 52 Malta 1 snd snd
NEZ-AUCa Auckland 33 Auckland 1 snd 1
POL-TARa Tarnobrzeg Voivodship 35 Pol-MONICA-Krakow 1-2 1-2 1-2
POL-WARa Warsaw 36 Pol-MONICA-Warsaw 1-2 1-2 1-2
ROM-BUCa Bucharest 53 Bucharest 1 snd snd
RUS-MOCa Moscow (control) 46 Moscow 1 1 1
RUS-MOIa Moscow (intervention) 46 Moscow 2 2 2
RUS-MOIb Moscow (intervention) 46 Moscow 2,3 snd snd
RUS-NOCa Novosibirsk (control) 47 Siberian MONICA 3 3 3
RUS-NOCb Novosibirsk (control) 47 Siberian MONICA 3,4 snd snd
RUS-NOIa Novosibirsk (intervention) 47 Siberian MONICA 1 1 1
SPA-CATa Catalonia 39 MONICA-Catalonia 3 3 3
SWE-GOTa Gothenburg 40 GOT-MONICA 1 1 1
SWE-NSWa Northern Sweden 60 Northern Sweden 1-2 1-2 1-2
SWI-TICa Ticino 50 MONICA-Switzerland 3 3 3
SWI-VAFa Vaud/Fribourg 50 MONICA-Switzerland 1 1 1
UNK-BELa Belfast 34 Belfast 1 1 1
UNK-GLAa Glasgow 37 Scottish MONICA 1 1 1
USA-STAa Stanford 43 Stanford 1-4 1-4 1-4
YUG-NOSa Novi Sad 49 Novi Sad 1 1 1
Reporting Unit Aggregate (RUA) MCC REPORTING UNITS
Abbreviation Name Initial Middle Final
Key: snd = survey not done

1 In the middle survey, only men were examined.