Abstract #301139

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301139
Activity Number: 364
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #301139
Title: Family Income Nonresponse in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Author(s): John R. Pleis*+ and James Dahlhamer
Companies: National Center for Health Statistics and National Center for Health
Address: 3311 Toledo Rd., Hyattsville, MD, 20782-4135,
Keywords: family income ; socioeconomic status (SES) ; nonresponse
Abstract:

This study examines family income nonresponse among family respondents participating in the NHIS, an ongoing population-based health survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Family income nonresponse in the NHIS was 31.9% (weighted) in 2000, up from 30.5% in 1999, 28.4% in 1998, and 24.6% in 1997. High levels of nonresponse on family income may affect data quality and introduce bias if the individuals who respond to this item differ from those who do not. Utilizing data from 1997-2000, this paper identifies respondent, family, household, and geographic characteristics that contribute to family income nonresponse, as well as variation in "refusal" and "don't know" responses. Preliminary results from the logistic regression analyses suggest that nonresponse is most strongly associated with age, current work status, marital status, number of adults in a family, membership in multiple-family households, and region of country. The analytic results provide an assessment of nonresponse bias useful for future cognitive testing and question design efforts.

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