Quality Indicator Set for Household Travel Surveys

Quality indicator set for systemic sclerosis.

BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with a marked economic burden, high treatment costs and decreased productivity. Although treatment strategies for SSc can have a substantial effect on patients' outcomes, it is not known whether patients with SSc consistently receive such care. Evaluation of process-of-care quality requires specification of quality indicators (QIs), clinically d...

Household Surveys

Household surveys play a pivotal role in empirical economics. Cross-section and longitudinal surveys are regularly conducted throughout the globe. A description of survey design and sampling methods provides the foundation for discussing survey errors. These include errors associated with sampling, survey coverage and non response (which includes attrition from panel surveys) as well as errors ...

Internet Based Travel Surveys

National Household Travel Survey

Encouraging active and sustainable modes of transport has been an important goalfor all transport authorities in developed countries. In many cities, cycling as an active transportmode is only directly investigated within the limited scope of separate road developmentprojects. Efficient moves towards urban transport networks that favour sustainable modes canonly be possible by a...

National Household Travel Survey

Objectives: To describe and estimate the prevalence of dog walking using a nationwide sample. Methods: 2009 National Household Travel Survey data (N = 5100) were analyzed for: duration of dog walks, number of dog walks/day, total dog walking minutes/day. Results: In a one-day period, 67% of dog walkers took at least one walk ≥10 minutes, 20% walked a dog for at least 30 minutes, and 28% took mo...