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 (%).