Consenting to health record linkage: evidence from the British Household Panel Study

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ISER Working Paper Series

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2011-27

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ISER Working Paper Series

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Publication date

November 7, 2011

Abstract:

The British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) is the first study of its kind to have asked for permission to link to a range of administrative health records. Multivariate analysis is applied to investigate whether there is consent bias. We find that consent on the BHPS is not biased with respect to socio-economic characteristics or health; recent users of GP services are underrepresented among consenters. Whilst consent rates are lower than on previous surveys with a more medical focus, the problem of bias is less of an issue.

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