Table 1
Response rates, National Population Health Survey and Canadian Community Health Survey

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Survey Cycle Year Panel Institutions Households
Sample Institution response rate (%) Individual response rate (%) Sample Cycle response rate (%)
National Population Health Survey   1 1994/1995 Longitudinal 2,287 95.5 93.6 20,095 83.6
2 1996/1997 Longitudinal 2,287 100 95.9 17,276 92.8
2 1996/1997 Cross-sectional 2,118 100 89.9 ... ...
3 1998/1999 Longitudinal 2,287 100 98.4 17,276 88.2
4 2000/2001 Longitudinal 2,287 99.3 96.9 17,276 84.8
5 2002/2003 Longitudinal ... ... ... 17,276 80.6
Canadian Community Health Survey 3.1 2005 Cross-sectional ... ... ... 132,947 78.9
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Chronic pain in Canadian seniors", Health Reports, Vol. 19 No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.