Table 5.1 Number of records and participation rate

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

**Table 5.1** Number of records and participation rate (%) for men and women age group 35-64 (see Section 7)
For age specific participation rates, see Table 6.1 for men and Table 6.2 for women. For item response rates for major data items for men and women aged 35-64 see Table 7.
For age specific item response rates, see Tables 8.1a (men) and 8.1b (women) for systolic blood pressure, Tables 8.2a (men) and 8.2b (women) for total cholesterol, Tables 8.3a (men) and 8.3b (women) for BMI and Tables 8.4a (men) and 8.4b (women) for smoking.
RUA	Survey	Eligible sample size from indiv. data	No. of resp. records	No. of non-resp. records	Participation rates						No. of records excluded¹
					by aggregate data		by individual data		to be reported
					def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B
AUS-NEWa	Initial Middle Final	3622 2111 2089	2461 1347 1325	1161 764 764	. 63.6 63.4	. 70.4 77.4	68 63.8 63.4	81.8 70.4 77.4	68 64 63	82 70 77	0 0 0
AUS-PERa	Initial Middle Final	1605 761 881	1292 604 609	313 157 272	80.6 73 71.4	83.4 80.4 82.2	80.4 79.4 69.2	83.4 85.4 80.6	81 73 71	83 80 82	0 123 0
AUS-PERb	Middle Final	1566 1752	1273 1242	293 510	73.8 73.8	80.6 84	81.2 70.8	86.6 81.8	74 74	81 84	267 0
BEL-CHAa	Initial Middle Final	1376 1483 1421	815 824 867	561 659 554	58.8 60.8 61.2	68 66.8 71.2	59.2 55.6 61	68.4 62 71	59 61 61	68 67 71	0 0 0
BEL-GHEa	Initial Middle Final	1421 1493 1419	1028 937 1004	393 556 415	72 66.6 71.2	76.2 71 75.4	72.4 62.8 70.8	76.4 67.4 74.8	72 67 71	76 71 75	0 1 0
BEL-LUXa	Initial	3894	1933	1961	54	54	49.6	49.8	54	54	0
CAN-HALa	Initial Final	1739 930	762 527	977 403	44.2 56.6	67 68.6	43.8 56.6	66.8 68.8	44 57	67 69	0 0
CHN-BEIa	Initial Middle Final	1401 1562 1610	1247 1217 1123	154 345 487	88.8 92.2 70	90.4 92.8 70.8	89 78 69.8	90.6 79 70.6	89 78 70	90 79 71	0 4 0
CZE-CZEa	Initial Middle Final	2288 2406 2396	1938 2105 1840	350 301 556	85 86.2 77	85.2 86.4 77.6	84.8 87.4 76.8	85 87.6 77.4	85 86 77	85 86 78	0 0 0
RUA	Survey	Eligible sample size from indiv. data	No. of resp. records	No. of non-resp. records	Participation rates						No. of records excluded¹
					by aggregate data		by individual data		to be reported
					def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B
DEN-GLOa	Initial Middle Final	3579 1497 1644	2817 1146 1218	762 351 426	78.8 76.6 74	79.8 87.2 74	78.8 76.6 74	79.6 87.2 74	79 77 74	80 87 74	0 0 0
FIN-KUOa	Initial Middle Final	2295 1449 1460	1967 1241 1178	328 208 282	85.4 85.4 80.8	85.4 85.6 81.2	85.8 85.6 80.6	85.8 85.8 81.2	85 85 81	85 86 81	0 0 0
FIN-NKAa	Initial Middle Final	2936 2840 1423	2386 2392 1103	550 448 320	80 84 77.4	80 84 77.8	81.2 84.2 77.6	81.2 84.4 78	80 84 77	80 84 78	0 0 0
FIN-TULa	Initial Middle Final	2909 1438 1464	2487 1173 1196	422 265 268	85.4 81.4 81.8	85.4 82 82	85.4 81.6 81.6	85.4 82 82	85 81 82	85 82 82	0 0 0
FRA-LILa	Initial Final	1704 1567	1191 1149	513 418	69 73.4	69 75.8	69.8 73.4	69.8 75.8	69 73	69 76	45 0
FRA-STRa	Initial Final	2085 2619	1381 1079	704 1540	. 40.8	. 51	66.2 41.2	66.6 51.4	49* 41	49* 51	806 0
FRA-TOUa	Initial Middle Final	2225 994 1981	1323 586 1175	902 408 806	59.4 59 59.2	70 64.6 63	59.4 59 59.4	70 64.6 63.2	59 59 59	70 65 63	0 0 0
GER-AURa	Initial Middle Final	2071 2098 2093	1704 1660 1691	367 438 402	82.2 79.4 80.6	84.6 81.4 82.8	82.2 79.2 80.8	84.6 81.2 82.8	82 79 81	85 81 83	0 0 0
GER-AUUa	Initial Middle Final	1818 1833 1848	1388 1365 1327	430 468 521	76.4 74.4 72	80.2 77.6 75.2	76.4 74.4 71.8	80.2 77.8 75	76 74 72	80 78 75	0 0 0
RUA	Survey	Eligible sample size from indiv. data	No. of resp. records	No. of non-resp. records	Participation rates						No. of records excluded¹
					by aggregate data		by individual data		to be reported
					def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B
GER-BERa	Initial Middle	1483 1452	1093 1113	390 339	74.4 76.6	74.4 76.6	73.8 76.6	73.8 76.6	74 77	74 77	0 0
GER-BREa	Initial Middle Final	1588 1260 1255	1291 870 826	297 390 429	71.4 69 66.2	71.4 69.4 66.2	81.2 69 65.8	81.2 69.4 65.8	71* 69 66	71* 69 66	330 0 0
GER-BREb	Middle Final	2328 2324	1620 1565	708 759	69.6 68	70 68	69.6 67.4	70 67.4	70 68	70 68	0 0
GER-COTa	Initial Middle	1306 752	1003 752	303 0	77.2 74.4	77.2 74.4	76.8 .	76.8 .	77 74	77 74	0 0
GER-EGEb	Initial Middle Final	904 1097 1614	816 849 921	88 248 693	90.4 77.4 58	90.4 78.6 59.2	90.2 77.4 57	90.2 78.6 58.4	90 77 58	90 79 59	0 0 1
GER-ERFa	Initial Middle Final	171 1653 1520	131 1262 846	40 391 674	76.6 76.4 57.2	76.6 77 61	76.6 76.4 55.6	76.6 77 59.4	77 76 57	77 77 61	0 0 1
GER-HACa	Initial Middle	1900 1852	1675 1623	225 229	88.2 87.6	88.2 89.2	88.2 87.6	88.2 89.2	88 88	88 89	0 0
GER-KMSa	Initial Middle	1927 2122	1734 1715	193 407	90.8 80.8	90.8 82.2	90 80.8	90 82.2	91 81	91 82	0 0
GER-RDMa	Initial	2064	1585	479	77.4	77.4	76.8	76.8	77	77	0
GER-RHNa	Initial	3085	2435	650	86	86	79	79	79	79	0
HUN-BUDa	Initial Middle	1474 3161	1171 2447	303 714	79.6 77.8	79.6 77.8	79.4 77.4	79.4 77.4	80 78	80 78	1 1
RUA	Survey	Eligible sample size from indiv. data	No. of resp. records	No. of non-resp. records	Participation rates						No. of records excluded¹
					by aggregate data		by individual data		to be reported
					def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B
HUN-PECa	Initial Middle	1228 2533	1228 2215	0 318	. 87.2	. 87.2	. 87.4	. 87.4	. 87	. 87	ir 0
ICE-ICEa	Initial Middle Final	1770 1806 1776	1341 1330 1411	429 476 365	75.8 74 79.6	76.4 74.6 80.8	75.8 73.6 79.4	76.2 74.2 80.8	76 74 80	76 75 81	ir 0 0
ISR-TELa	Initial	1116	941	175	84.2	96.6	84.4	96.8	84	97	0
ITA-BRIa	Initial Middle Final	1793 1799 1803	1269 1247 1317	524 552 486	71 70.2 73	71.4 70.2 73	70.8 69.4 73	71.2 69.4 73	71 70 73	71 70 73	0 0 299
ITA-FRIa	Initial Middle Final	1793 1778 1773	1459 1402 1374	334 376 399	81.4 78.8 77.2	84 82.6 79.6	81.4 78.8 77.4	84 82.6 80	81 79 77	84 83 80	1 0 0
ITA-LATa	Initial	1809	1387	422	75.8	76.2	76.6	77	76	76	1
LTU-KAUa	Initial Middle Final	2101 2633 2156	1463 1762 1239	638 871 917	68.8 66.2 57.4	68.8 68.8 75.6	69.6 67 57.4	69.6 69.6 75.6	69 66 57	69 69 76	0 0 1
MLT-MLTa	Initial	1453	1453	0	66.6	66.6	.	.	67	67	ir
NEZ-AUCa	Initial Final	1588 2278	1588 1472	0 806	81 65.6	81 74	. 64.6	. 73.2	81 66	81 74	0 0
POL-TARa	Initial Middle Final	3289 1732 1755	2678 1288 1317	611 444 438	80.6 73.4 75.2	81.2 73.4 75.6	81.4 74.4 75	81.8 74.4 75.6	81 73 75	81 73 76	2 0 0
POL-WARa	Initial Middle Final	3568 1869 1969	2624 1418 1514	944 451 455	73.6 75.6 76.8	73.6 77.4 77.6	73.6 75.8 76.8	73.6 77.6 77.6	74 76 77	74 77 78	0 1 0
RUA	Survey	Eligible sample size from indiv. data	No. of resp. records	No. of non-resp. records	Participation rates						No. of records excluded¹
					by aggregate data		by individual data		to be reported
					def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B
ROM-BUCa	Initial	1212	1156	56	76.2	76.8	95.4	95.6	76	77	0
RUS-MOCa	Initial Middle Final	1416 1641 1084	1416 1202 1084	0 439 0	78 73.6 66	78 73.6 66	. 73.2 .	. 73.2 .	78 74 66	78 74 66	ir 0 0
RUS-MOIa	Initial Middle Final	1213 1707 1396	1175 1210 1396	38 497 0	70.2 72.2 76.2	70.2 72.4 76.2	96.8 70.8 .	96.8 71 .	70 72 76	70 72 76	0 1 0
RUS-MOIb	Initial	2413	2375	.	66.8	66.8	.	.	67	67	ir
RUS-NOCa	Initial Middle Final	1655 1721 1184	1178 1249 1184	477 472 0	. 72.6 70.4	. 72.6 70.4	71.2 72.6 .	71.2 72.6 .	71 73 70	71 73 70	0 0 0
RUS-NOCb	Initial	3092	2158	934	69.4	69.4	69.8	69.8	69	70	0
RUS-NOIa	Initial Middle Final	1744 1730 1754	1267 1266 1279	477 464 475	72.6 73.4 73	72.6 73.4 73	72.6 73.2 73	72.6 73.2 73	73 73 73	73 73 73	0 0 2
SPA-CATa	Initial Middle Final	2619 3065 3557	1981 2107 2609	638 958 948	75.6 69 73.6	78.8 71.8 75.8	75.6 68.8 73.4	78.8 71.6 75.4	76 69 74	79 72 76	3 0 0
SWE-GOTa	Initial Middle Final	1442 1740 1947	1039 1246 1393	403 494 554	73.8 72 71.6	74 72.6 72.4	72 71.6 71.6	72.2 72.2 72.2	74 72 72	74 73 72	0 0 13
SWE-NSWa	Initial Middle Final	1500 1470 1462	1260 1213 1164	240 257 298	84.2 82.8 79.6	86.2 83 79.6	84 82.6 79.6	86 82.6 79.6	84 83 80	86 83 80	0 0 0
SWI-TICa	Initial Middle Final	1972 1957 1975	1550 1454 1503	422 503 472	78.6 74.2 76.2	82.8 76.8 79.8	78.6 74.2 76.2	82.8 76.8 79.6	79 74 76	83 77 80	1 1 0
SWI-VAFa	Initial Middle Final	1942 2006 1969	1197 1283 1148	745 723 821	61.8 64 57.4	69 70.6 63.4	61.6 64 58.4	68.8 70.6 64.2	62 64 57	69 71 63	0 0 0
UNK-BELa	Initial Middle Final	3248 3139 3357	1854 1832 1609	1394 1307 1748	56.8 58.4 48	70.4 65.4 50.2	57 58.4 48	70.6 65.4 50.2	57 58 48	71 65 50	35 0 0
UNK-GLAa	Initial Middle Final	1949 2127 2411	984 1204 1405	965 923 1006	51 56.4 58.2	64.8 67.8 67.2	50.4 56.6 58.2	64.4 68 67.4	51 56 58	65 68 67	1 0 0
USA-STAa	Initial Middle Final	1397 1633 1580	958 1031 1017	439 602 563	68.6 63.4 63.8	68.6 63.4 63.8	68.6 63.2 64.4	68.6 63.2 64.4	69 58* 60*	69 58* 60*	0 158 34
YUG-NOSa	Initial Middle Final	1332 1439 1298	1182 1197 1167	150 242 131	82 83 90	82 86.2 93	88.8 83.2 90	88.8 86.4 93	82 83 90	82 86 93	1 0 0
RUA	Survey	Eligible sample size from indiv. data	No. of resp. records	No. of non-resp. records	Participation rates						No. of records excluded¹
					by aggregate data		by individual data		to be reported
					def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B	def. A	def. B

¹ Number of non-respondent records excluded from analysis because neither age group nor year of birth was given
.: missing data
ir: irrelevant
* Exceptional age groups:
FRA-STRa (Ini): 25-64
GER-BREa (Ini): 25-69
USA-STAa (Mid, Fin): 25-64