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. 2012 Feb 8;2(1):002.01.a04. doi: 10.5600/mmrr.002.01.a04

Exhibit 2. Summary of Study Designs and Approaches Identified in Literature Review.

Studies Totala
All 55
Design*
 Pooled 22
 Repeated Cross-sectional 17
 Longitudinal/Panel 17
Use of Weights*
 Unweighted 4
 Cross-sectional weights 10
 Longitudinal weights 4
 Averaged or normalized weights 10
 Not described/unclear 35
Approach for Survey Design Effects*
 Used survey data software 33
 Used other method (e.g., bootstrapping with PSUs) 3
 Explicitly did not adjust for survey design 2
 Not described/unclear 22
Approach for Repeat Observations*
 Used longitudinal/panel data estimators 22
 Used other methods (e.g., removed duplicate observations) 25
 Explicitly treated observations as independent 2
 Did not conduct statistics over time 4
 Not described/unclear 15
*

Total exceeds 100% due to studies using multiple designs and approaches

SOURCE: Data collected by author