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Sex in Australia: The rationale and methods of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships

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Smith, Anthony M.A., Rissel, Chris E., Richters, Juliet, Grulich, Andrew E., de Visser, Richard O.·2003·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2003.tb00797.x
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the methods and process of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships. METHODS: A computer-assisted telephone interview was developed and applied to a stratified sample of the Australian population. After initially weighting to reflect the study design, the sample was further weighted to reflect the location, age and sex distribution of the 2001 Census. RESULTS: Interviews were completed with 10,173 men and 9,134 women aged 16-59 years from all states and Territories. The overall response rate was 73.1% (69.4% among men and 77.6% among women). After accounting for the survey design and weighting to the 2001 Census, the sample appears broadly representative of the Australian population. CONCLUSION: The combination of methods and design in the Australian Study of Health and Relationships, coupled with the high response rate, strongly suggests that the results of the study are robust and broadly representative of the Australian population.

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Authors
Smith, A. M. A., Rissel, C. E., Richters, J., Grulich, A. E., & de Visser, R. O.
Affiliations
  • La Trobe University (AU)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • UNSW Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Smith, Anthony M.A.
ORCID
Venue
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-04
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
106-117
ISSN
1326-0200 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-842x.2003.tb00797.x
OpenAlex
W1991054315
Cited by
178
References
49
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 12
FWCI
61.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
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  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UNSWorks (UNSW Sydney) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • La Trobe University
  • University of New South Wales
  • Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Studies
Keywords
sexual behavior, survey design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing, stratified sampling, sample weighting, response rate, survey representativeness, Australian population
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Data Collection, Demography, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Research Design, Sexual Behavior, Telephone

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