Table 8.1a Age specific item response rates for systolic blood pressure. Men.

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

**Table 8.1a** Age-specific item response rates for systolic blood pressure. Men. (see Section 8 and Table 8.1b for women)
For participation rates for age group 35-64, men and women combined, see Table 5.1. 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 8.2a (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	Definition A					Definition B
RUA	Survey	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64
AUS-NEWa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	66 58 55	67 66 63	69 66 66	67 64 62	dnc dnc dnc	84 66 72	82 73 80	80 73 79	82 71 77
AUS-PERa	Initial Middle Final	72 64 57	84 73 62	78 73 72	81 78 74	81 74 69	83 72 76	87 82 77	82 81 80	84 81 82	84 81 80
AUS-PERb	Middle Final	61 57	72 62	76 72	74 75	74 70	72 76	83 77	83 81	79 83	82 80
BEL-CHAa	Initial Middle Final	37 32 34	40 41 41	42 40 37	39 36 38	41 39 38	49 40 48	54 46 51	51 46 47	44 39 43	49 44 47
BEL-GHEa	Initial Middle Final	62 52 59	64 53 58	56 48 57	58 49 53	59 50 56	66 57 66	70 60 63	59 51 61	61 53 56	63 55 60
BEL-LUXa	Initial	dnc	60	56	55	57	dnc	60	56	55	57
CAN-HALa	Initial Final	29 30	41 44	45 46	44 50	43 46	63 43	67 58	65 56	61 58	64 57
CHN-BEIa	Initial Middle Final	86 64 49	93 67 61	87 73 63	88 79 63	89 73 62	86 66 50	97 70 62	87 74 64	89 79 64	91 74 63
CZE-CZEa	Initial Middle Final	77 87 65	79 83 70	86 88 81	84 84 77	83 85 75	78 87 66	80 83 71	86 88 81	84 84 78	83 85 76
RUA	Survey	Definition A					Definition B
RUA	Survey	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64
DEN-GLOa	Initial Middle Final	82 70 70	84 77 71	83 76 72	78 75 77	82 76 74	85 89 70	85 95 71	85 86 72	79 85 77	83 88 74
FIN-KUOa	Initial Middle Final	76 70 71	83 74 69	83 84 81	81 81 82	82 80 77	76 70 72	83 74 70	83 85 82	81 81 82	82 80 78
FIN-NKAa	Initial Middle Final	68 66 58	76 73 69	77 78 72	77 81 74	77 78 72	68 66 58	76 74 69	77 78 72	77 81 74	77 78 72
FIN-TULa	Initial Middle Final	76 65 69	80 76 71	83 80 76	86 74 85	83 77 77	76 66 69	80 77 71	83 80 76	86 75 86	83 77 78
FRA-LILa	Initial Final	77 dnc	76 73	65 79	69 68	70 73	77 dnc	76 77	65 80	69 70	70 76
FRA-STRa	Initial Final	dnc dnc	. 42	. 41	. 38	47* 40	dnc dnc	. 57	. 53	. 46	47* 51
FRA-TOUa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	65 61 62	60 55 64	62 61 60	63 59 62	dnc dnc dnc	77 69 68	70 60 70	72 66 63	73 64 67
GER-AURa	Initial Middle Final	75 77 74	81 75 75	83 83 79	82 78 82	82 79 78	79 80 81	84 78 78	86 84 82	84 79 84	84 80 81
GER-AUUa	Initial Middle Final	73 71 63	71 67 64	82 77 69	82 78 81	79 74 71	79 77 71	77 73 69	86 80 72	84 80 82	83 78 75
RUA	Survey	Definition A					Definition B
RUA	Survey	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64
GER-BERa	Initial Middle	64 71	72 78	73 76	74 75	73 76	64 71	72 78	73 76	74 75	73 76
GER-BREa	Initial Middle Final	. 64 68	. 78 62	. 66 64	. 66 70	73* 70 65	. 65 68	. 79 62	. 66 64	. 66 70	73* 70 65
GER-BREb	Middle Final	63 66	76 68	69 68	67 70	71 68	65 66	77 68	70 68	68 70	71 68
GER-COTa	Initial Middle	70 69	73 74	77 73	75 79	75 75	70 69	73 74	77 73	75 79	75 75
GER-EGEb	Initial Middle Final	91 76 47	87 79 42	91 80 57	93 76 74	90 79 56	91 81 47	87 82 43	91 81 59	93 77 74	90 80 57
GER-ERFa	Initial Middle Final	75 71 58	77 76 53	87 83 62	80 75 64	81 78 59	75 72 60	77 76 56	87 83 66	80 76 67	81 79 63
GER-HACa	Initial Middle	84 86	89 85	88 88	90 88	89 87	84 88	89 88	88 89	90 89	89 89
GER-KMSa	Initial Middle	89 83	88 83	90 85	93 81	89 83	89 86	88 86	90 87	93 82	89 85
GER-RDMa	Initial	72	76	77	77	71	72	76	77	77	71
GER-RHNa	Initial	73	77	79	78	75	73	77	79	78	75
HUN-BUDa	Initial Middle	79 60	80 75	79 80	79 78	80 78	79 60	80 75	79 80	79 78	80 78
RUA	Survey	Definition A					Definition B
RUA	Survey	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64
HUN-PECa	Initial Middle	. 82	. 86	. 90	. 86	. 87	. 82	. 86	. 90	. 86	. 87
ICE-ICEa	Initial Middle Final	58 55 58	71 67 73	75 76 81	74 72 80	73 72 78	58 57 62	71 69 75	76 76 82	74 72 81	74 72 79
ISR-TELa	Initial	46	47	60	42	50	47	56	72	50	60
ITA-BRIa	Initial Middle Final	67 59 58	73 66 68	68 72 72	70 66 77	70 67 72	68 59 58	73 66 68	68 72 72	70 66 77	70 67 72
ITA-FRIa	Initial Middle Final	71 69 65	79 78 76	85 82 80	79 77 74	81 79 77	73 75 71	83 86 81	87 86 83	82 81 76	84 84 80
ITA-LATa	Initial	63	72	78	77	75	63	72	78	77	76
LTU-KAUa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	66 66 61	61 64 55	78 71 59	69 67 58	dnc dnc dnc	66 67 79	61 69 70	78 74 77	69 70 75
MLT-MLTa	Initial	59	62	63	63	63	59	62	63	63	63
NEZ-AUCa	Initial Final	dnc dnc	. 67	. 64	. 70	82 67	dnc dnc	. 80	. 72	. 76	82 76
POL-TARa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	70 62 64	79 75 71	79 73 80	76 70 71	dnc dnc dnc	71 62 65	80 75 71	79 73 80	77 70 72
POL-WARa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	68 75 73	74 75 75	77 77 81	73 76 76	dnc dnc dnc	68 78 75	74 76 76	77 79 81	73 78 77
RUA	Survey	Definition A					Definition B
RUA	Survey	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64
ROM-BUCa	Initial	66	70	68	80	72	70	70	70	80	73
RUS-MOCa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	74 70 86	86 76 68	91 81 52	83 76 69	dnc dnc dnc	74 70 86	86 76 68	91 81 52	83 76 69
RUS-MOIa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	68 65 79	64 74 56	65 73 62	66 71 66	dnc dnc dnc	68 65 79	64 74 56	65 73 62	66 71 66
RUS-MOIb	Initial	dnc	65	62	63	63	dnc	65	62	63	63
RUS-NOCa	Initial Middle Final	68 76 71	74 65 70	76 80 69	68 77 71	73 74 70	68 76 71	74 65 70	76 80 69	68 77 71	73 74 70
RUS-NOCb	Initial	69	68	73	69	70	69	68	73	69	70
RUS-NOIa	Initial Middle Final	71 74 72	71 71 70	68 71 72	73 71 75	71 71 72	71 74 72	71 71 70	68 71 72	73 71 75	71 71 72
SPA-CATa	Initial Middle Final	66 62 66	73 63 69	75 67 71	79 71 75	76 67 72	73 67 70	76 68 73	80 70 73	81 73 77	79 70 74
SWE-GOTa	Initial Middle Final	66 55 51	62 68 62	77 71 64	75 74 73	69 71 66	67 57 53	62 69 64	77 72 65	75 75 73	69 72 67
SWE-NSWa	Initial Middle Final	70 67 66	85 81 72	91 81 78	84 83 83	86 82 77	78 68 66	88 81 72	93 81 78	85 83 83	89 82 77
RUA	Survey	Definition A					Definition B
RUA	Survey	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64
SWI-TICa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	85 77 74	79 77 77	77 68 74	80 74 75	dnc dnc dnc	89 80 80	82 79 80	82 70 79	85 77 79
SWI-VAFa	Initial Middle Final	57 58 47	63 63 56	65 63 61	65 70 54	64 60 56	71 70 59	73 71 64	70 70 67	73 76 58	72 67 62
UNK-BELa	Initial Middle Final	51 54 36	53 56 40	63 57 53	57 62 52	58 59 49	69 65 39	69 67 43	78 65 56	70 68 55	72 67 52
UNK-GLAa	Initial Middle Final	44 38 41	48 48 52	54 53 54	54 59 61	52 53 55	62 50 53	64 64 64	67 65 66	66 69 69	65 66 66
USA-STAa	Initial Middle Final	63 . .	65 . .	60 . .	63 . .	50 56* 51*	63 . .	65 . .	60 . .	63 . .	50 56* 51*
YUG-NOSa	Initial Middle Final	67 62 59	74 80 60	84 81 74	89 81 81	82 81 71	67 70 63	74 86 64	84 84 76	89 84 83	82 84 74
RUA	Survey	Definition A					Definition B
RUA	Survey	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	35-64

.: missing data
* Exceptional age groups
FRA-STRa (Ini): 25-64
GER-BREa (Ini): 25-69
USA-STAa (Mid, Fin): 25-64