Survey Methods

Publications | Brief Reports | Reports

The following reports and publications detail our survey methods and include discussions related to:

• sampling
• data quality
• survey content and construction.

Publications

2006
Taylor AW, Dal Grande E, Gill TK, Chittleborough CR, Wilson DH, Adams RJ, Grant JF, Phillips PJ, Appleton S, Ruffin RE. How valid are self reported height and weight? A comparison between CATI self-report and clinic measurements using a large representative cohort study. Aust N Z J Public Health 2006; 30(3):238-46.

Grant JF, Chittleborough CR, Taylor AW, Dal Grande E, Wilson DH, Phillips PJ, Adams RJ, Cheek J, Price K, Gill T, Ruffin RE, and the North West Adelaide Health Study Team. The North West Adelaide Health Study: detailed methods and baseline segmentation of a cohort for selected chronic diseases. Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations 2006; 3:4.

Taylor AW, Dal Grande E, Gill T. Beware the pitfalls of ill-placed questions – revisiting questionnaire ordering. Sozial- und Praventivmedizin 2006;51(1):43-44.

Taylor A. Chronic disease surveillance in South Australia. Public Health Bulletin 2006; 3:6-9.

Taylor A, Dal Grande E, Wilson D. The South Australian Health Omnibus Survey 15 years on: has public health benefited? Public Health Bulletin 2006; 3:30-32

Taylor AW, Dal Grande E, Gill T, Chittleborough CR, Wilson DH, Adams RJ, Grant JF, Phillips P, Ruffin RE. Do people with risky behaviours participate in biomedical cohort studies? BMC Public Health 2006; 6:11.

2005
Dal Grande E, Taylor A, Wilson D. Is there a difference in health estimates between people with listed and unlisted telephone numbers? Aust N Z J Public Health 2005: 29:448-56.

2001
Wilson D, Taylor A, Chittleborough C. The Second Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) Forum: The state of play of CATI survey methods in Australia. Aust N Z J Public Health 2001; 25: 272-4.

1999
Wilson DH, Starr GJ, Taylor AW, Dal Grande E. Random digit dialling and electronic White Pages samples compared: Demographic profiles and health estimates. Aust N Z J Public Health 1999; 23: 627-633.

Starr GJ, Dal Grande E, Taylor AW, Wilson DH. Reliability of self-reported behavioural health risk factors in a South Australian telephone survey. Aust N Z J Public Health 1999; 23:528-530.

1998
Taylor AW, Wilson DH, Wakefield M.  Differences in health estimates using telephone and door-to-door survey methods - a hypothetical exercise. Aust N Z J Public Health 1998; 22:223-226.

Scheil W, Cameron S, Dalton C, Murray C, Wilson D. A South Australian Salmonella Mbandaka outbreak investigation using a database to select controls. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 1998; 22(5): 536-39.

1992
Wilson D, Wakefield MA, Taylor A.  The South Australian Health Omnibus Survey.  Health Promotion Journal of Australia 1992; 2:47-49.

1991
Brown P, Wilson D, Esterman A, Phillips P.  The validity of lifestyle assessment through questioning relatives.  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 1991; 21:810.

Brief Reports

2002-13 Surveying hard to reach populations 

Reports

Results of Field Testing Three Modules of Core Health Questions for Inclusion in a Nation-Wide Preventable Chronic Disease and Behavioural Risk Factor Survey Module Manual. Report was jointly prepared by the WA Dept of Health and the SA Department of Human Services for the ABS.

Proceedings of the Second Australian Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) Population Health Surveys Forum, held in Adelaide in February 2000.