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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the achieved net samples, compared with the original gross samples

From: Mixing modes in a population-based interview survey: comparison of a sequential and a concurrent mixed-mode design for public health research

 

Concurrent mixed-mode design

Sequential mixed-mode design

Gross sample (N = 3220)

Net sample (n = 617)

p-value

Gross sample (N = 3206)

Net sample (n = 561)

p-value

Sex (%)

 Men

50.1

45.1

<0.05

49.7

42.6

<0.05

 Women

49.9

54.9

50.3

57.4

Age group (%)

 18–29 years

23.9

15.2

<0.05

24.3

18.4

<0.05

 30–44 years

25.2

23.5

24.8

21.0

 45–64 years

25.5

31.1

25.5

31.9

 ≥ 65 years

25.5

30.1

25.4

28.7

Region of residence (%)

 East

49.3

53.3

n.s.

49.1

55.4

<0.05

 West

50.7

46.7

50.9

44.6

Residential area (%)

 Urban

51.1

59.0

<0.05

50.6

58.3

<0.05

 Rural

48.9

41.0

49.4

41.7

  1. p-value: test of significance between clean gross sample and net sample. n.s. not significant (p > 0.05)