Table 1: Response rates at the household, questionnaire, and spirometry levels

 

São Paulo (Brazil)

Santiago (Chile)

Mexico City (Mexico)

Montevideo (Uruguay)

Caracas (Venezuela)

Eligible households

1039

773

1065

921

888

Household contact failures

6 (0.6%)

0 (0)

45 (4.2%)

15 (1.6%)

178 (20.0%)

Eligible individuals

1150

1476

1452

1106

1527

Refusals or contact failures

150 (13.0%)

268 (18.2%)

389 (26.8%)

163 (14.7%)

170 (11.1%)

Individuals interviewed

1000 (87.0%)

1208 (81.8%)

1063 (73.2%)

943 (85.3%)

1357 (88.9%)

Eligible for spirometry

984

1175

1017

911

1315

Refusals or contact failures

21 (2.1%)

2 (0.2%)

17 (1.7%)

26 (2.9%)

21 (1.6%)

Spirometric tests performed

963 (97.9%)

1173 (99.8%)

1000 (98.3%)

885 (97.1%)

1294 (98.4%)

Overall responserate (including spirometry)

83.7%

79.5%

68.9%

80.0%

71.7%

Data are number, %, or number (%).