Table 4.
PR and APR for response rates by demographic characteristics for the NMS 2014 and 2018
| Year of survey | 2014 | 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number sampled | N = 9786 | N = 15,528 | ||||||
| PR | 95%CI | APR | 95%CI | PR | 95%CI | APR | 95%CI | |
| Age (years)a | ||||||||
| 16–24 | 0.58 | 0.54, 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.65, 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.46, 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.61, 0.76 |
| 25–29 | 0.82 | 0.78, 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.81, 0.95 | 0.77 | 0.72, 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.80, 0.93 |
| 30–34 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| ≥ 35 | 1.02 | 0.97, 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.94, 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.04, 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.03, 1.19 |
| Marital statusa | ||||||||
| Married | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Joint registration (same address) | 0.86 | 0.82, 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.85, 0.98 | 0.76 | 0.72, 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.77, 0.88 |
| Joint registration (different address) | 0.51 | 0.46, 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.54, 0.69 | 0.38 | 0.33, 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.41, 0.55 |
| Sole registration | 0.48 | 0.42, 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.48, 0.68 | 0.41 | 0.34, 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.42, 0.63 |
| Country of birtha | ||||||||
| UK | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Not UK | 0.84 | 0.80, 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.75, 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.70, 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.67, 0.77 |
| Index of multiple deprivationa | ||||||||
| 1st (most deprived) | 0.55 | 0.52, 0.59 | 0.68 | 0.62, 0.75 | 0.42 | 0.39, 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.51, 0.62 |
| 2nd | 0.72 | 0.68, 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.75, 0.91 | 0.62 | 0.57, 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.69, 0.83 |
| 3rd | 0.85 | 0.80, 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.84, 1.01 | 0.78 | 0.73, 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.80, 0.96 |
| 4th | 0.91 | 0.85, 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.86, 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.84, 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.87, 1.04 |
| 5th (least deprived) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
a Each variable is mutually adjusted in the analysis