Nonresponse in surveys may result in a distortion of the distribution of interest. In a panel survey the participation … restates a result for Finland for the ECHP (European Community Household Panel). A second condition concerns the selectivity of … panel attrition after wave one. Here panel attrition must not depend on the income state of the previous panel wave. The …

demography is used to show that an initial bias can "fade-away" in later panel waves, if the transition laws in the observed … sample and the population are identical. Panel attrition is incorporated into the Markovian framework. Extensions to Markov … empirical data from a German Labour Market Panel to demonstrate the extend and speed of the fade-away effect. The implications …

for respondents and nonrespondents, and attrition in later panel waves must not depend on the state of the individuals …

commercial survey company in Germany). The survey was conducted in order to provide a post-hoc test of the stimulus material … Germany. In contrast to previous studies, we asked respondents to rate in how far a range of bipolar adjectives that belong to … primary dimension when it comes to stereotypes about immigrant groups in Germany. Ascribed Capacity, Beliefs, and Power seem …

online participation is not significantly affected by sector affiliation, affiliation to East or West Germany nor information …

In questions inserted into the 2008 module of the German-Socio Economic Panel we ask subjects to report their income …