They are also costly which is, perhaps, the major reason why they tend to be little used when compared with the cross-sectional, single survey.

The point that Lieberson is making is one concerning multivariate analysis but also has lessons for the cross-sectional survey.

Second, whatever is determined about this, it is crucial to determining whether or not the data produced by the cross-sectional survey can provide accurate estimates of the relationship of interest.

In a cross-sectional survey, a specific group is looked at to see if an activity, say alcohol consumption, is related to the health effect being investigated, say cirrhosis of the liver.

For each cross-sectional survey, students completed anonymous, self-administered questionnaires that included identically worded questions on sexual risk behaviors and violence.

SSOCS is a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of 3,000 public elementary and secondary schools.

NHANES is a continuous cross-sectional survey of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population.

In this cross-sectional survey, the rate of depression in 130 nurses was investigated using the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory.

It is a nationally representative, cross-sectional and longitudinal survey of people in the second half of life (i. e. aged 40 and over).

The results of the cross-sectional nationwide survey stated men and women who reported frequent or ongoing homosexual experiences were 9% of men and 5% of women.