Participation Rates, Quality of Sampling Frames and Sampling Fractions in the MONICA Surveys

TABLE 1.2 Definition of eligibility and sampling frames (see Sections 4 and 5)
RUA Definition of not eligible Sampling
Initial Middle Final Stages Frames
AUS-NEWa exceptional exceptional manual 1 Electoral register
AUS-PERa manual manual manual 2 1: List of electorates (sampling not random)
2: Electoral rolls
AUS-PERb snd manual manual 2 1: List of electorates (sampling not random)
2: Electoral rolls
BEL-CHAa manual manual manual 1 Population register
BEL-GHEa manual manual manual 1 Population register
BEL-LUXa exceptional snd snd 2 1: Official list of communes
2: Electoral register
CAN-HALa exceptional snd exceptional 1 Public Health Service register
CHN-BEIa manual manual manual 3 1: List of Residence Committee Units
2: Register of households
3: Members of household
CZE-CZEa manual manual manual 1 Population register
DEL-GLOa manual manual manual 1 Population register
FIN-KUOa manual manual manual 1 Population register
FIN-NKAa manual manual manual 1 Population register
FIN-TULa manual manual manual 1 Population register
FRA-LILa manual snd manual Ini: 3
Fin: 2
1: List of communities
2 (Ini): 1982 census list of addresses of main homes
3 (Ini): People living in the address
2 (Fin): Electoral roll
FRA-STRa exceptional snd exceptional 1 Ini: 1982 census
Fin: Electoral roll
FRA-TOUa exceptional exceptional exceptional 2 1: List of cities
2: Electoral register for French people and lists provided by consulates for foreigners
GER-AURa exceptional exceptional exceptional 2 1: List of communities
2: Population register
GER-AUUa exceptional exceptional exceptional 1 Population register
GER-BERa manual manual manual 1 National X-ray screening register
RUA Definition of not eligible Sampling
Initial Middle Final Stages Frames
GER-BREa exceptional exceptional exceptional 1 Municipal resident register
GER-BREb snd exceptional exceptional 1 Municipal resident register
GER-COTa manual manual snd 1 National X-ray screening register
GER-EGEb manual manual manual 1 National X-ray screening register
GER-ERFa manual manual manual 1 National X-ray screening register
GER-HACa manual manual snd 1 National X-ray screening register
GER-KMSa manual manual snd 1 National X-ray screening register
GER-RDMa manual snd snd 1 National X-ray screening register
GER-RHNa manual snd snd 2 1: Official list of communities
2: Population register
HUN-BUDa manual manual snd Ini: 2
Mid: 1
1 (Ini): Population register
2 (Ini): 1st stage sample (Data for a subsample was sent to MDC)
Mid: Population register
HUN-PECa . exceptional snd Ini: 2
Mid: 1
1 (Ini): Population register
2 (Ini): 1st stage sample (Data for a subsample was sent to MDC)
ICE-ICEa manual manual manual 1 National roster
ISR-TELa exceptional snd snd 3 1: List of street segments
2: Apartments of the street segment
3: List of all eligible persons of the selected apartments of the street segment
ITA-BRIa manual manual manual 2 1: List of municipalities
2: Population register
ITA-FRIa manual manual manual 1 Official regional health roll
ITA-LATa exceptional snd snd 2 1: List of municipalities
2: Electoral rolls
LTU-KAUa exceptional exceptional manual 1 Alphabetical index of address bureau
MLT-MLTa manual snd snd 1 Electoral register
NEZ-AUCa exceptional snd manual 1 Electoral register
POL-TARa exceptional manual manual 1 Electoral register
POL-WARa manual manual manual 1 Electoral register
RUA Definition of not eligible Sampling
Initial Middle Final Stages Frames
ROM-BUCa manual snd snd 3 1: List of 3 city zones (sampling not random)
2: list of medical districts
3: Population register
RUS-MOCa manual manual manual 1 Electoral register
RUS-MOIa manual manual manual 1 List of eligible persons of households referring to the outpatient clinics of the RU
RUS-MOIb manual snd snd RU2: 1
RU3: 2
RU2: see RUS-MOIa
RU3: 1: List of General Practitioners' areas of outpatient clinics
2: List of flats of the selected GPs' areas (All eligible persons of the flats selected were included in the sample.)
RUS-NOCa exceptional manual manual 1 Electoral list
RUS-NOCb exceptional snd snd 1 Electoral list
RUS-NOIa exceptional manual manual 1 Electoral list
SPA-CATa manual manual manual 2 1: List of municipalities
2: Municipal population register
SWE-GOTa manual manual manual 1 Population register
SWE-NSWa manual manual manual 1 Population register
SWI-TICa exceptional exceptional exceptional 2 1: List of communes
2: Population register of the commune
SWI-VAFa exceptional exceptional exceptional 2 1: List of communes
2: Population register of the commune
UNK-BELa manual manual manual 1 General Practitioners' lists
UNK-GLAa exceptional exceptional exceptional 2 1: List of General Practitioners
2: Lists of patients of the selected GPs
USA-STAa exceptional exceptional exceptional 1 Commercial household directory (All eligibles within the households were selected)
YUG-NOSa manual manual manual 1 Population register
RUA Definition of not eligible Sampling
Initial Middle Final Stages Frames

Key for definition of not eligible:
snd: survey not done
manual: as in MONICA manual
exceptional: exceptional definition used (see text, section 4)
. : missing data