Erens, B;
Burkill, S;
Couper, MP;
Conrad, F;
Clifton, S;
Tanton, C;
Phelps, A;
... Copas, AJ; + view all
(2014)
Nonprobability Web surveys to measure sexual behaviors and attitudes in the general population: a comparison with a probability sample interview survey.
J Med Internet Res
, 16
(12)
, Article e276. 10.2196/jmir.3382.
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Abstract
Nonprobability Web surveys using volunteer panels can provide a relatively cheap and quick alternative to traditional health and epidemiological surveys. However, concerns have been raised about their representativeness.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Nonprobability Web surveys to measure sexual behaviors and attitudes in the general population: a comparison with a probability sample interview survey. |
| Location: | Canada |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2196/jmir.3382 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3382 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright ©Bob Erens, Sarah Burkill, Mick P Couper, Frederick Conrad, Soazig Clifton, Clare Tanton, Andrew Phelps, Jessica Datta, Catherine H Mercer, Pam Sonnenberg, Philip Prah, Kirstin R Mitchell, Kaye Wellings, Anne M Johnson, Andrew J Copas. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 08.12.2014. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://www.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. |
| Keywords: | Internet survey, Web survey, sampling bias, selection bias, sexual behavior, survey methods |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1458455 |
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