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The wave 6 NEPS adult study incentive experiment
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Abstract "In wave 6 of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) adult starting cohort, an incentive
experiment was conducted that randomly switched respondent cash incentives from
promised to (partly) prepaid for half of the eligible sample. This research note examines
the effects that this change in i... view more
"In wave 6 of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) adult starting cohort, an incentive
experiment was conducted that randomly switched respondent cash incentives from
promised to (partly) prepaid for half of the eligible sample. This research note examines
the effects that this change in incentive scheme had on response rates, on sample composition
in terms of some key survey variables, and fieldwork efforts by interviewers. We find
moderately sized positive effects on overall response rates. The switch in incentive scheme
appears to be particularly effective in raising response rates of low educated individuals
and those with low reading and mathematics competencies, subgroups that participated
underproportionately in prior waves. This differential reaction to the changed incentive
scheme therefore leads to a somewhat more balanced sample composition along these dimensions.
In line with prior studies, effects on fieldwork efforts such as the number of contact
attempts to obtain an interview could be found, but are small in magnitude." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
competence; cohort analysis; sample; longitudinal study; adult; educational research; panel; Federal Republic of Germany; measurement; incentive system; level of education; response behavior
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 7-28
Journal
Methods, data, analyses : a journal for quantitative methods and survey methodology (mda), 11 (2017) 1
ISSN
2190-4936
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution