DATA QUALITY AND AGE - HEALTH AND PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF ITEM NONRESPONSE AND INCONSISTENT RESPONSES
DATA QUALITY AND AGE - HEALTH AND PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF ITEM NONRESPONSE AND INCONSISTENT RESPONSES
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DOI：
10.1093/geronj/44.2.p45
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发表时间：
1989-03-01
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通讯作者：
WALLACE, RB
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作者：
COLSHER, PL;WALLACE, RB
该研究在一项针对65岁及以上成年人的基于人群的调查中，考察了无回答项目和不一致回答（IRs）以及它们与健康和心理行为的相关性。我们对1155名男性（平均年龄 = 73.7岁）和1942名女性（平均年龄 = 74.8岁）进行了一份关于身体、社会和心理健康的面对面问卷调查。无回答率因项目主题而异，“不知道”（DK）的回答比拒绝回答更为常见。DK随着受访者年龄的增长而增加，在女性中往往比男性更常见，并且与较差的身体、认知和心理功能相关。相反，IR在男性中随年龄增长而增加，但在女性中并非如此，不过它也与较差的身体、认知和心理功能相关。我们从动机和注意力因素方面对结果进行了讨论，并指出了它们对体弱老年人和高龄老人调查研究的影响。
The study examined item nonresponse and inconsistent responses (IRs) and their health and psychobehavioral correlates in a population-based survey of adults 65 years and older. We administered an in-person questionnaire concerning physical, social, and psychological health to 1,155 men (mean age = 73.7 years) and 1,942 women (mean age = 74.8 years). Nonresponse rates varied with item topic, and "don''t know" (DK) responses were more common than refusals. DKs increased with age of respondent, tended to be more common in women than men, and were associated with poorer physical, cognitive, and psychological functioning. Conversely, IRs increased with age among men but not women, but were also associated with poorer physical, congitive, and psychological functioning. Results are discussed in terms of motivational and attentional factors, and their implications for survey research with the frail elderly and very old are noted.