Table 8.3b Age specific item response rates for BMI. Women.

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

**Table 8.3b** Age-specific item response rates for BMI. Women. (see Section 8 and Table 8.3a for men)
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 8.1a (men) and 8.1b (women) for systolic blood pressure, Tables 8.2a (men) and 8.2b (women) for total cholesterol 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	68 67 60	74 63 66	65 60 68	69 63 65	dnc dnc dnc	83 74 77	85 70 78	76 66 76	81 69 77
AUS-PERa	Initial Middle Final	74 59 55	83 70 63	80 79 64	77 68 71	80 72 66	84 73 69	87 79 76	83 83 75	77 78 77	83 80 76
AUS-PERb	Middle Final	60 56	70 68	81 68	70 76	73 71	72 73	80 77	84 78	76 82	80 79
BEL-CHAa	Initial Middle Final	38 31 35	33 37 33	38 33 41	32 34 38	35 34 37	45 34 42	37 40 37	42 35 45	35 36 41	38 37 41
BEL-GHEa	Initial Middle Final	52 49 50	56 51 53	45 48 48	44 44 46	48 48 49	57 54 53	60 53 56	48 52 50	45 45 48	51 50 51
BEL-LUXa	Initial	dnc	56	51	44	50	dnc	56	51	44	50
CAN-HALa	Initial Final	28 33	34 48	48 43	39 54	40 47	58 44	65 59	67 51	54 62	62 56
CHN-BEIa	Initial Middle Final	88 70 63	85 79 74	89 84 74	90 84 82	88 82 77	89 72 63	86 80 74	91 85 75	92 85 83	90 83 77
CZE-CZEa	Initial Middle Final	81 91 71	87 89 77	87 92 81	84 82 78	86 87 78	82 92 71	88 89 78	87 92 81	84 82 79	87 87 79
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	81 69 76	80 77 76	79 74 77	69 78 71	76 76 75	82 88 76	80 88 76	80 85 77	69 84 71	77 86 75
FIN-KUOa	Initial Middle Final	79 75 83	88 82 84	88 88 84	90 88 84	89 86 84	79 75 84	88 83 85	88 88 85	90 88 84	89 86 84
FIN-NKAa	Initial Middle Final	79 76 73	84 80 79	84 89 85	81 85 87	83 85 83	79 76 73	84 80 79	84 89 85	81 85 87	83 85 84
FIN-TULa	Initial Middle Final	80 73 77	87 81 85	88 83 86	88 81 86	88 81 86	80 73 77	87 81 85	88 83 87	88 81 87	88 82 86
FRA-LILa	Initial Final	75 dnc	71 76	63 74	63 70	66 73	75 dnc	71 80	63 75	63 72	66 75
FRA-STRa	Initial Final	dnc dnc	. 42	. 40	. 35	51* 39	dnc dnc	. 55	. 51	. 41	51* 48
FRA-TOUa	Initial Final	dnc dnc	59 56	57 59	54 54	56 56	dnc dnc	74 60	66 62	62 57	67 59
GER-AURa	Initial Middle Final	73 74 74	83 76 83	83 83 83	80 79 82	82 79 82	75 78 77	86 79 84	85 84 84	82 81 83	84 81 84
GER-AUUa	Initial Middle Final	70 64 65	77 70 73	74 78 70	72 72 73	74 73 72	74 67 70	81 73 77	78 81 72	74 74 76	78 76 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	70 76	78 78	78 76	75 76	64 71	70 76	78 78	78 76	75 76
GER-BREa	Initial Middle Final	. 69 71	. 69 70	. 76 70	. 59 61	69* 68 67	. 70 71	. 70 70	. 76 70	. 60 61	69* 69 67
GER-BREb	Middle Final	71 70	70 70	73 70	61 62	69 67	71 70	70 70	73 70	61 62	69 67
GER-COTa	Initial Middle	74 73	81 76	79 73	76 72	79 74	74 73	81 76	79 73	76 72	79 74
GER-EGEb	Initial Middle Final	85 70 51	92 79 51	89 76 62	88 75 65	90 76 59	85 71 53	92 79 52	89 78 64	88 75 66	90 77 61
GER-ERFa	Initial Middle Final	83 76 51	77 80 55	82 73 55	57 69 55	72 74 55	83 77 54	77 80 61	82 73 59	57 70 57	72 75 59
GER-HACa	Initial Middle	84 86	88 87	86 89	89 89	87 88	84 87	88 89	86 90	89 89	87 89
GER-KMSa	Initial Middle	88 77	86 82	93 80	94 75	91 79	88 79	86 82	93 82	94 77	91 80
GER-RDMa	Initial	72	74	82	77	78	72	74	82	77	78
GER-RHNa	Initial	69	78	82	78	79	69	78	82	78	79
HUN-BUDa	Initial Middle	76 63	79 76	79 80	80 76	79 77	76 63	79 76	79 80	80 76	79 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
HUN-PECa	Initial Middle	. 82	. 87	. 87	. 83	. 86	. 82	. 87	. 87	. 83	. 86
ICE-ICEa	Initial Middle Final	72 70 71	80 74 79	81 75 83	74 76 81	78 75 81	73 72 72	81 75 81	81 76 84	75 76 82	79 75 82
ISR-TELa	Initial	93	89	89	78	86	95	96	96	90	95
ITA-BRIa	Initial Middle Final	67 57 70	70 76 72	75 67 79	67 65 67	71 69 73	68 57 70	70 76 72	75 67 79	68 65 67	71 69 73
ITA-FRIa	Initial Middle Final	66 71 65	81 78 76	79 80 84	78 75 72	79 78 77	69 78 70	83 80 78	82 81 85	80 78 74	82 80 79
ITA-LATa	Initial	67	69	84	75	76	68	69	84	76	76
LTU-KAUa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	65 66 57	68 66 54	74 65 57	69 66 56	dnc dnc dnc	65 67 78	68 71 71	74 66 77	69 68 75
MLT-MLTa	Initial	47	57	62	62	60	47	57	62	62	60
NEZ-AUCa	Initial Final	dnc dnc	. 58	. 61	. 60	79 60	dnc dnc	. 67	. 69	. 62	79 66
POL-TARa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	85 71 70	85 83 80	84 76 85	85 77 78	dnc dnc dnc	85 71 70	85 83 81	85 76 85	85 77 79
POL-WARa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	72 71 76	75 79 77	76 77 78	74 76 77	dnc dnc dnc	72 74 78	75 80 78	76 78 79	74 77 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
ROM-BUCa	Initial	79	78	71	89	79	79	78	73	89	80
RUS-MOCa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	70 71 71	73 67 66	75 75 52	73 71 63	dnc dnc dnc	70 71 71	73 67 66	75 75 52	73 71 63
RUS-MOIa	Initial Middle Final	dnc dnc dnc	78 78 98	72 74 72	73 69 86	74 74 85	dnc dnc dnc	78 78 98	72 74 72	73 69 86	74 74 85
RUS-MOIb	Initial	dnc	71	71	67	70	dnc	71	71	67	70
RUS-NOCa	Initial Middle Final	74 60 69	73 54 70	69 66 70	66 67 72	70 62 71	74 60 69	73 54 70	69 66 70	66 67 72	70 62 71
RUS-NOCb	Initial	71	73	72	62	69	71	73	72	62	69
RUS-NOIa	Initial Middle Final	66 70 71	71 80 70	73 75 74	79 72 74	74 76 73	66 70 71	71 80 70	73 75 74	79 72 74	74 76 73
SPA-CATa	Initial Middle Final	69 65 68	75 74 77	80 76 79	72 68 73	76 73 76	75 70 73	80 77 79	82 78 80	75 69 74	79 75 78
SWE-GOTa	Initial Middle Final	67 56 52	73 71 64	81 74 69	75 73 64	75 73 66	67 56 52	73 72 64	81 75 69	75 73 64	75 73 66
SWE-NSWa	Initial Middle Final	75 71 67	82 82 80	84 84 83	78 86 81	81 84 81	80 71 67	84 82 80	85 84 83	80 86 81	83 84 81
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	80 79 75	76 74 80	74 68 75	77 74 77	dnc dnc dnc	83 82 79	80 75 83	78 71 77	81 76 80
SWI-VAFa	Initial Middle Final	52 58 48	62 63 58	61 62 59	54 63 52	59 63 57	65 71 57	69 70 65	68 68 64	59 67 59	66 69 63
UNK-BELa	Initial Middle Final	52 55 38	54 56 45	60 59 49	54 57 49	56 57 47	73 63 39	68 63 47	75 66 50	64 61 50	69 63 49
UNK-GLAa	Initial Middle Final	40 47 52	46 55 57	50 64 64	52 59 62	49 59 61	57 58 59	65 65 65	64 73 72	62 67 67	63 69 68
USA-STAa	Initial Middle Final	71 . .	72 . .	72 . .	68 . .	71 63* 63*	71 . .	72 . .	72 . .	68 . .	71 63* 63*
YUG-NOSa	Initial Middle Final	76 72 71	78 80 75	79 90 83	91 86 82	82 85 80	76 80 74	78 84 79	79 93 84	91 87 84	82 88 82
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