Table 7.
Respondent bias assessment based on dispensing volumes
NHS dispensing monthly (March 2018) statistics | Number of prescription forms (nominal) | Number of prescription items (nominal) |
Mean | ||
(England) Population | 3564 (3564±0) | 7132 (7132±0) |
Invited | 3633 (3564+69) | 7366 (7132+234) |
Respondent | 3693 (3564+129) | 7444 (7132+312) |
Non-respondent (excluding closures and abatements) | 3666 (3564+102) | 7444 (7132+312) |
SD | ||
(England) Population | 2692 (2692±0) | 5167 (5167±0) |
Invited | 2053 (2692–639) | 4296 (5167–871) |
Respondent | 2154 (2692–538) | 4569 (5167–598) |
Non-respondent (excluding closures and abatements) | 1999 (2692–693) | 4171 (5167–996) |
NHS, National Health Service.