STREAM Newsletter 8

In the previous newsletter we informed you that STREAM will continue. In the autumn of 2015 data collection for the fifth wave took place. In this newsletter we will give an overview of the response in the fifth wave and share some initial results.

The existing panel
Of the existing panel of 15,188 respondents, 14,115 persons were invited to participate in the fifth wave. In total, 9,994 persons filled out the questionnaire (response: 71%) (figure 1). Till now, 7,979 persons (52%) have participated in all five waves!

The new panel
In the fifth wave, a new panel was recruited in addition to the existing panel to replace participants lost to follow up and to reintroduce persons in the age category 45-49 to STREAM. In total, 12,109 persons were invited for the new panel, and 6,752 persons completed the questionnaire (response 56%).

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