Evaluation of nonresponse in the nationwide food consumption survey, 1987-88
By: Patricia M. Guenther and Katherine S. Tippett, editors
Contributors: United States. Department of Agriculture. Human Nutrition Information Service
Series: Nationwide food consumption survey report -- no. 87-M-2; Nationwide food consumption survey, 1987-88 -- no. 87-M-2.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Information Service; U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service [distributor
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.?]; Springfield, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Food consumption; Nutrition surveys
Other titles: Impact of nonresponse on dietary data from the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey.
Description: Provides information on the procedures used in the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey, the response rates, and the characteristics of the unweighted sample compared with population estimates from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Describes the regression weighting approach used to adjust for nonresponse and presents analyses done to evaluate the effect of nonresponse on estimates of food and nutrient intakes in NFCS 1987-88.
Notes: Appendix has title: Impact of nonresponse on dietary data from the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey.

"September 1993"--P. [2] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.