| Data uses |
Frequency of data collection
|
| Rare(5–10 years) |
Bi-annually/Annually |
Continuous |
| 1. Point prevalence |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 2.Period prevalence |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
| 3.Description of at risk populations |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 4.Trends over time with multiple comparison points after initial five year collection period |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
| 5.As part of a pooled dataset |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 6.As part of a meta-analysis |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 7.Recruitment for further research |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 8.Recruitment of controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 9.Sample selection for future studies |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
| 10. Interrupted time series for evaluation of change due to an event |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
| 11. Identify and quantify the effect of seasonal variation |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
| 12. Identify the effect of time per se within the context of local conditions |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
| 13. Model building to identify associations |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 14. Factor identification associated with an event |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
