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There are also some notably weaknesses of
retrospective school surveys. School records may be incomplete and this bias
can be differential by school and potentially related to demographic
factors. If parents complete these forms (6 states in US), the forms may
suffer from information bias. Children who migrated out of the study area
before school entry and children who are home schooled are typically not
included in these studies. Additionally, the data may be several years old
and therefore of less utility than studies that collect more current data. |