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How Much Non-response Matters? Diagnosis Prevalence Estimates in Survey Participants Versus the Total Sample

2026-08-25

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Survey-based estimates of disease prevalence may be affected by non-response. To assess the extent to which incomplete participation may distort prevalence estimates, we compared diagnosis prevalences among survey participants with those in the total sample Methods A total of 26,000 insurees of the German statutory health insurance fund BARMER were selected and invited to p...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10216874/v1

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