Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Working Paper Series,
Uppsala University, Department of Economics

No 2006:2: Explaining the size and nature of response in a survey on health status and economic standard

Fredrik Johansson () and Anders Klevmarken ()
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Fredrik Johansson: Department of Economics, Postal: Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Anders Klevmarken: Department of Economics, Postal: Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

Abstract: Using rich register data to analyze response behavior in a survey on health and economic standard, a model to explain contact and participation probabilities is estimated. A main result is that both probabilities are lower among respondents out of the labor market, who are immigrants and on benefits.

Keywords: Nonresponse; Response process

JEL-codes: C34; C42; J14

25 pages, January 5, 2006

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