Der Aufsatz setzt sich mit dem empirischen Befund auseinander, dass die unterschiedliche Behandlung der kleinen und der großen Gemeinden beim Zensus 2011 zu unterschiedlich hohen Differenzen zwischen Bevölkerungsfortschreibung und Zensus führt. Dabei weisen die großen Gemeinden mit mehr als...

Nonresponse in surveys may result in a distortion of the distribution of interest. In a panel survey the participation behavior in later waves is different from the participation behavior at the start. With register data that cover also the information for non-respondents one can observe a fade...

The multi-period multinomial Probit model (MMPM) is seen as a flexible tool to explain individual choices among several alternatives over time. There are two versions of this model: a) for each individual the covariates for all alternatives are known and b) for each individual only the...

We propose a new view of initial nonresponse bias in longitudinal surveys. Under certain conditions, an initial bias may "fade-away" over consecutive waves. This effect is discussed in a Markovian framework. A general contraction theorem for time inhomogeneous Markov chains is presented. The...