Results
The characteristics of the respondents are shown in
Table II. Some differences were found between the
respondents and the non-respondents. The response
rate was higher among the women compared with
the men: 76% of the women and 63% of the men
who received the questionnaire participated in the
study. There was a low response rate among persons
with stroke (55%) and a high response rate in the
small group of persons with injuries of the spinal
cord (100%). There were no differences between
the respondents and non-respondents in age or
need of aids.