Item-Nonresponse and the 10-Point Response Scale in Telephone Surveys

Comparison of Item and Unit Nonresponse in Household Surveys

1. Introduction Survey quality is thought to be impacted by nonresponse, both item nonresponse and survey or unit nonresponse. The relationship between item nonresponse and unit nonresponse has been studied by Dixon (2002). Dahlhamer et al. (2003) also studied item nonresponse across several federal surveys. The current study examines the nature of item nonresponse and the relationship with sub...

Tests of Certain Types of Ignorable Nonresponse in Surveys Subject to Item Nonresponse or Attrition

Analysts of cross-sectional or panel surveys often base inferences about relationships between variables on complete units, excluding units that are incomplete due to item nonresponse or attrition. This practice is justifiable if exclusion is ignorable in an appropriate sense. This paper characterizes certain types of ignorable exclusion in surveys subject to item nonresponse and develops tests...

Maximising response rates in household telephone surveys

BACKGROUND Epidemiological and other studies that require participants to respond by completing a questionnaire face the growing threat of non-response. Response rates to household telephone surveys are diminishing because of changes in telecommunications, marketing and culture. Accordingly, updated information is required about the rate of telephone listing in directories and optimal strategie...

Nonresponse Rates and Nonresponse Bias In Household Surveys

Many surveys of the U.S. household population are experiencing higher refusal rates. Nonresponse can, but need not, induce nonresponse bias in survey estimates. Recent empirical findings illustrate cases when the linkage between nonresponse rates and nonresponse biases is absent. Despite this, professional standards continue to urge high response rates. Statistical expressions of nonresponse bi...

Designing Surveys Acknowledging Nonresponse