
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 20. May 1998
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-471-18245-0 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive framework for both reduction of nonresponse andpostsurvey adjustment for nonresponse
This book provides guidance and support for survey statisticianswho need to develop models for postsurvey adjustment fornonresponse, and for survey designers and practitioners attemptingto reduce unit nonresponse in household interview surveys. Itpresents the results of an eight-year research program that hasassembled an unprecedented data set on respondents andnonrespondents from several major household surveys in the UnitedStates.
Within a comprehensive conceptual framework of influences onnonresponse, the authors investigate every aspect of surveycooperation, from the influences of household characteristics andsocial and environmental factors to the interaction betweeninterviewers and householders and the design of the surveyitself.
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys:
* Provides a theoretical framework for understanding and studyinghousehold survey nonresponse
* Empirically explores the individual and combined influences ofseveral factors on nonresponse
* Presents chapter introductions, summaries, and discussions onpractical implications to clarify concepts and theories
* Supplies extensive references for further study and inquiry
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys is an important resourcefor professionals and students in survey methodology/researchmethods as well as those who use survey methods or data inbusiness, government, and academia. It addresses issues critical todealing with nonresponse in surveys, reducing nonresponse duringsurvey data collection, and constructing statistical compensationsfor the effects of nonresponse on key survey estimates.
This book provides guidance and support for survey statisticianswho need to develop models for postsurvey adjustment fornonresponse, and for survey designers and practitioners attemptingto reduce unit nonresponse in household interview surveys. Itpresents the results of an eight-year research program that hasassembled an unprecedented data set on respondents andnonrespondents from several major household surveys in the UnitedStates.
Within a comprehensive conceptual framework of influences onnonresponse, the authors investigate every aspect of surveycooperation, from the influences of household characteristics andsocial and environmental factors to the interaction betweeninterviewers and householders and the design of the surveyitself.
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys:
* Provides a theoretical framework for understanding and studyinghousehold survey nonresponse
* Empirically explores the individual and combined influences ofseveral factors on nonresponse
* Presents chapter introductions, summaries, and discussions onpractical implications to clarify concepts and theories
* Supplies extensive references for further study and inquiry
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys is an important resourcefor professionals and students in survey methodology/researchmethods as well as those who use survey methods or data inbusiness, government, and academia. It addresses issues critical todealing with nonresponse in surveys, reducing nonresponse duringsurvey data collection, and constructing statistical compensationsfor the effects of nonresponse on key survey estimates.
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"...an important resource for professional sand students?as well asthose who use survey methods or data in business, government, andacademia." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 961, 2001/11)2008 AAPOR (American Association for Public OpinionResearch) Book of the YearAAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) 2008 Book of the Year
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
718 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-18245-0 (9780471182450)
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Robert M. Groves | Mick P. Couper
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys
E-Book
08/2012
Wiley
€163.99
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Robert M. Groves | Mick P. Couper
Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys
E-Book
08/2012
Wiley
€163.99
Available for download
Persons
ROBERT M. GROVES, PhD, is Professor and Senior Research Scientistat the University of Michigan. He is the author of Survey Errorsand Survey Costs and Chief Editor of Telephone Survey Methodology,both available from Wiley.
MICK P. COUPER, PhD, is Assistant Research Scientist in the SurveyResearch Center at the University of Michigan.
MICK P. COUPER, PhD, is Assistant Research Scientist in the SurveyResearch Center at the University of Michigan.
Author
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and Joint Program in Survey Methodology, College Park, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and Joint Program in Survey Methodology, College Park, MD
Content
An Introduction to Survey Participation.
A Conceptual Framework for Survey Participation.
Data Resources for Testing Theories of Survey Participation.
Influences on the Likelihood of Contact.
Influences of Household Characteristics on SurveyCooperation.
Social Environmental Influences on Survey Participation.
Influences of the Interviewers.
When Interviewers Meet Householders: The Nature of InitialInteractions.
Influences of Householder-Interviewer Interactions on SurveyCooperation.
How Survey Design Features Affect Participation.
Practical Survey Design Acknowledging Nonresponse.
References.
Index.
A Conceptual Framework for Survey Participation.
Data Resources for Testing Theories of Survey Participation.
Influences on the Likelihood of Contact.
Influences of Household Characteristics on SurveyCooperation.
Social Environmental Influences on Survey Participation.
Influences of the Interviewers.
When Interviewers Meet Householders: The Nature of InitialInteractions.
Influences of Householder-Interviewer Interactions on SurveyCooperation.
How Survey Design Features Affect Participation.
Practical Survey Design Acknowledging Nonresponse.
References.
Index.