Cognitive Aspects of Health Surveys for Public Information and Policy
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by JSTOR in The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society
- Vol. 63 (3) , 598-614
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3349850
Abstract
Health survey data are an important and efficient source of information for policy makers and administrators. But caution is warranted: surveys do not show cause-and-effect relations, and they are no substitute for randomized controlled experimentation in predicting behavior. The variety of surveys--governmental and private--is increasing, and both methodology employed and interpretation of results can be improved in suggested ways.Keywords
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