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Study Sampling in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Ian McDowell ,
Richard Aylesworth ,
Margaret Stewart ,
Gerry Hill  and
Joan Lindsay
Ian McDowell
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Richard Aylesworth
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Margaret Stewart
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Gerry Hill
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Joan Lindsay
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
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Abstract

The Canadian Study of Health and Aging drew representative samples of people aged 65 or over from the community and institutions across Canada. The sample was designed to provide regional and national prevalence estimates for dementia by age and sex. Thirty-six sampling areas were used in a stratified cluster design with optimal allocation; sampling weights were developed to provide population estimates. The sample included 9,008 people aged 65 or over from the community, and 1,255 from institutions. This report describes the sampling procedures, the methods used to recruit people to the study and participation rates, the characteristics of the resulting sample, and the way in which sample weights should be used.

Type
INTRODUCTION TO THE CSHA
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 13 , Issue S1 , February 2001 , pp. 19 - 28
Copyright
© 2001 International Psychogeriatric Association

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