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How to Reduce Item Nonresponse in Face-to-Face Surveys? A Review and Evidence from the European Social Survey
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Abstract I review the literature on item nonresponse in surveys. Based on this review, I extend the satisficing model with respondents' privacy concerns to incorporate all relevant aspects of the response process for item nonresponse. I review proposed strategies to reduce item nonresponse and test selected ... view more
I review the literature on item nonresponse in surveys. Based on this review, I extend the satisficing model with respondents' privacy concerns to incorporate all relevant aspects of the response process for item nonresponse. I review proposed strategies to reduce item nonresponse and test selected strategies. Results suggest that boosting respondents' use of showcards and interviewing in the respondents' primary language might be promising ways to reduce item nonresponse. Other people present during the interview have only a small association with the number of refusals. Matching the age and gender of respondents and interviewers appears not to be a worthwhile strategy.... view less
Keywords
survey research; data capture; response behavior
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
item nonresponse; survey design; survey error; face-to-face surveys; fixed-ef- fects negative binomial regression
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 165-184
Journal
Methods, data, analyses : a journal for quantitative methods and survey methodology (mda), 18 (2024) 2
ISSN
2190-4936
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed