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Patterns of consent: evidence from a general household survey

Jenkins, Stephen P.; Cappellari, Lorenzo; Lynn, Peter; … - 2005

We analyse consent patterns and consent bias in the context of a large general household survey, the ?Improving survey … measurement of income and employment? (ISMIE) survey, also addressing issues that arise when there are multiple consent questions … are biases in consent to data linkage with benefit and tax credit administrative records held by the Department for Work …

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Patterns of Consent: Evidence from a General Household Survey

Jenkins, Stephen P.; Cappellari, Lorenzo; Lynn, Peter; … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005

We analyse consent patterns and consent bias in the context of a large general household survey, the 'Improving survey … measurement of income and employment' (ISMIE) survey, also addressing issues that arise when there are multiple consent questions … are biases in consent to data linkage with benefit and tax credit administrative records held by the Department for Work …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068959

Dependent interviewing and sub-optimal responding

Eggs, Johannes; Jäckle, Annette - 2014

With proactive dependent interviewing respondents are reminded of the answer they gave in the previous interview, before being asked about their current status. We examine the risk that respondents falsely confirm the answers from the previous interview as still applying, using data from a panel...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011419001

Causes of mode effects: Separating out interviewer and stimulus effects in comparisons of face-to-face and telephone surveys

Roberts, Caroline; Jäckle, Annette - 2012

We attempt to isolate the causes of mode effects on measurement in a comparison of face-to-face and telephone interviewing, distinguishing between effects caused by differences in the type of question stimulus used in each mode (audio vs. visual) and effects caused by other differences between...

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The effect of interviewer personality, skills and attitudes on respondent co-operation with face-to-face surveys

Jäckle, Annette; Lynn, Peter; Sinibaldi, Jennifer; … - 2011

This paper examines the role of interviewers' experience, attitudes, personality traits and inter-personal skills in determining survey co-operation. We take the perspective that these characteristics influence interviewers' behaviour and hence influence the doorstep interaction between...

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First equals most important? Order effects in vignette-based measurement

Auspurg, Katrin; Jäckle, Annette - 2012

A vignette typically describes a hypothetical situation or object which respondents are asked to judge. The object is described as having different dimensions, the values of which are experimentally varied, so that their impact on respondents' judgments can be estimated. We examine 1) whether...

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Is it a good idea to optimise question format for mode of data collection? Results from a mixed modes experiment

Nicolaas, Gerry; Campanelli, Pamela; Hope, Steven; … - 2011

It is common practice to adapt the format of a question to the mode of data collection. Multi-coded questions in self-completion and face-to-face modes tend to be transformed for telephone into a series of 'yes/no' questions. Questions with response scales are often branched in telephone...

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Can I just check...? Effects of edit check questions on measurement error and survey estimates

Lugtig, Peter; Jäckle, Annette - 2011

Household income is difficult to measure, since it requires collecting information about all potential income sources for each member of a household. We assess the effects of two types of edit check questions on measurement error and survey estimates: within-wave edit checks use responses to...

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Effects of visual and aural communication of categorical response options on answers to survey questions

Lynn, Peter; Hope, Steven; Jäckle, Annette; … - 2012

Whether questions and answers are transmitted between interviewer and respondent by visual or aural communication can affect the responses given. We hypothesise that communication channel can affect either the respondent's understanding of the question or the tendency to satisfice. These effects...

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The idiosyncratic impact of an aggregate shock: The distributional consequences of COVID-19

Benzeval, Michaela; Burton, Jonathan; Crossley, Thomas; … - 2020

Using new data from the Understanding Society: COVID 19 survey collected in April 2020, we show how the aggregate shock caused by the pandemic affects individuals across the distribution. The survey collects data from existing members of the Under-standing Society panel survey who have been...

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