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Dependent interviewing and sub-optimal responding
Abhängiges Interviewen und sub-optimale Antworten
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Abstract "With proactive dependent interviewing (PDI) respondents are reminded of the answer they gave in the previous interview, before being asked about their current status. PDI is used in panel surveys to assist respondent recall and reduce spurious changes in responses over time. PDI may however provide... view more
"With proactive dependent interviewing (PDI) respondents are reminded of the answer they gave in the previous interview, before being asked about their current status. PDI is used in panel surveys to assist respondent recall and reduce spurious changes in responses over time. PDI may however provide scope for new errors if respondents falsely accept the previous information as still being an accurate description of their current situation. In this paper we use data from the German Labour Market and Social Security panel study, in which an error was made with the preload data for a PDI question about receipt of welfare benefit. The survey data were linked to individual administrative records on receipt of welfare benefit. A large proportion of respondents accepted the false preload. This behaviour seems mainly driven by the difficulty of the response task: respondents with a more complex history of receipt according to the records were more likely to confirm the false preload. Personality also seemed related to the probability of confirming. Predictors of satisficing, indicators of satisficing on other items in the survey, and characteristics of the survey and interviewer were not predictive of confirming the false preload." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
interview; response behavior; measurement; error; panel; validation; survey research; social assistance; receipt of benefits; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
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Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 15-29
Journal
Survey Research Methods, 9 (2015) 1
ISSN
1864-3361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications