Language as a determinant of participation rates in Finnish health examination surveys.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Scandinavian journal of public health
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2017
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1177/1403494817725243
- PMID: 28844185
- Source
- Medline
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Abstract
The participation rate for the foreign language group was significantly lower than for the Finnish and Swedish groups. In future surveys it will be important to include actions to promote participation, e.g. providing survey material in several languages. These actions will increase costs but will be essential to ensure high participation rates and reliable results for the total population.