Example – Census Approach
The survey of Lifestyles of Older People in West Sussex was undertaken in
partnership between West Sussex Public Health Observatory, the County Council
and others. The ‘survey’ was in fact a census of all people aged 65 or over who
were registered with a GP in West Sussex. The census was administered with the
flu immunisation letters – questionnaires were included with the letter. In
total, 165,000 questionnaires were sent out. Of these, 48,020 returns were
usable for data analysis (29%). |